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Monitoring and Supervising the Annual Mass Drug Administration for Neglected Tropical Diseases in Ethiopia using a Rapid Coverage Survey Tool: A Case Study
Annual Mass Drug Administration (MDA) is one of the strategies used to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) such as trachoma, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH).
Assessing the Long-Term Outcome of the Two Most Commonly Used Surgical Procedures to Treat Trachomatous Trichiasis in Ethiopia: A Case Study
Trachoma is the leading cause of preventable and irreversible blindness worldwide, and is caused by repeated ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct).
Seeing the Faces: Why Social Science is Important in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
This blog first appeared in Medium on April 26, 2018
The Chagas Hub: Tackling Chagas disease in the United Kingdom
April 14th marked World Chagas Day, an awareness day for a neglected tropical disease that is endemic across most of Latin America. As awareness raising days go it's not one which registers highly in the UK.
Joining in the Fight to Beat Neglected Tropical Diseases: Account from a Hilton Prize Coalition Fellow
In this blog post, Ahlam Awad Mohammed writes about her experience with the Hilton Prize Coalition Fellowship
The Mangyan and MDA: Uncovering Social Barriers in Mindoro Oriental
In order to get the right answers, you have to ask the right questions. This sounds like common sense, but sometimes it can be easier said than done, particularly when the right questions do not appear to be related to the greater research question.
What We Learned about COR-NTD 2017 from the Participant Survey
400 participants. 28 breakout sessions. 14 innovations. 500 tweets. 5,000 engagements with the mobile app.
In Step Towards 2020
Newly Released Scorecard Marks Progress in the Fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Small Grants, Big Impact: Audio Interview with John Amuasi, ARNTD Executive Director
In this interview, John Amuasi, MBChB, MPH, MS, PhD discusses the impetus and hopes for the African Researchers' Small Grants Program.