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Chagas prevention must focus on mothers, experts say
Go to the mothers. That’s what health workers must do to control and eliminate Chagas disease from the 21 Latin American countries where it is a persistent, often silent, scourge.
“One Health” approach holds promise for STH disease in humans
Decades of veterinary research may supply ammunition for the ongoing war against worms in global health.
Sensitive test brings good news, bad news for schistosomiasis researchers
A new assay for detecting schistosomiasis is forcing international experts to reassess progress toward eliminating this disease, which afflicts people in some of the world’s most impoverished places.
Keynote: Relieving Human Suffering through Partnership and Perseverance
Remarks by Jimmy Carter, originally published by The Carter Center. Photos by Michael Schwarz.
The Race to 2020: It’s Paved with OR.
I’m a runner, many of you know that about me. You’ve seen me, shoes in hand at a hotel in Bamako, Decatur, or Sydney. I love running because all you need is your shoes, your running path or map, and you’re on your way! No equipment, no membership.
Red Shirts: Who’s Who at COR-NTD
The COR-NTD Secretariat looks forward to welcoming attendees to this year’s meeting of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Panel - Women and Girls in Focus
This entry describes a panel discussion to take place at the annual meeting of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD). Questions for the panel are welcome and can be sent to ctoledo@taskforce.org.
Panel - Translating Operational Research into Program Implementation
This entry describes a panel discussion to take place at the annual meeting of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD).
Panel - Integrating PC-NTD and IDM Disease Programs: Benefits and Unintended Consequences
This entry describes a panel discussion to take place at the annual meeting of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD).
COR-NTD Is Coming Together
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter once said, “You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.”