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USAID Launches Act to End NTDs | East & Other NTD News
This news roundup is a collection of headlines and other items on neglected tropical diseases, and does not reflect the work or the views of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center.
Announcing a Call for Proposals on Intervention Effectiveness
The Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center (NTD-SC) at The Task Force for Global Health is currently soliciting proposals for operational and implementation research to improve the effectiveness of interventions used in the elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
The END Fund Awarded Audacious Project Funding for STH and Schistosomiasis & Other NTD News
This news roundup is a collection of headlines and other items on neglected tropical diseases, and does not reflect the work or the views of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center.
Ladybugs Against Schistosomiasis, Magnets Against Leishmaniaisis & Other NTD News
This news roundup is a collection of headlines and other items on neglected tropical diseases, and does not reflect the work or the views of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center.
2-Week Benzinidazole Course Found Effective Against Chagas & Other NTD News
This news roundup is a collection of headlines and other items on neglected tropical diseases, and does not reflect the work or the views of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center.
'LeDoxy' Clinical Trial Launched in India, Mali, and Sri Lanka & Other NTD News
This news roundup is a collection of headlines and other items on neglected tropical diseases, and does not reflect the work or the views of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center.
Alleviating Suffering from Filarial Lymphedema: The LeDoxy Clinical Trial Launches in India, Mali, and Sri Lanka
On World Lymphedema Day, it is important to remember that millions of people worldwide suffer from preventable lymphedema, caused by a parasitic infection called lymphatic filariasis. The clinical trial described here is an effort to provide relief for those who have been left behind in the fight against this neglected tropical disease.
A Record 18 Scientists Receive Research Awards from the African Researchers' Small Grants Program (SGP II)
The second cohort of grantees of the African Researchers' Small Grants Program (SGP II) have been selected by the African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the UK Department for International Development (UK aid), and the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD). A total of 18 awardees from 10 countries were selected from a pool of more than 100 to receive support for research to address issues facing efforts to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This builds on from the inaugural batch of six (6) scientists that were funded for the maiden program (SGP I, from 2017-2018).
Poorer African Countries Rank High in Disease Elimination Efforts & Other NTD News
This news roundup is a collection of headlines and other items on neglected tropical diseases, and does not reflect the work or the views of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center.