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#Climatechange is redrawing the risk map for infectious diseases like #schistosomiasis. At #COP30, lets action climate-resilient health systems = #climatejustice is #healthjustice.

Check out the Health Pavilion- organized by @who.int , @wellcometrust.bsky.social
COP30 Health Pavilion
WHO in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust and the health community will host the Health Pavilion at the COP30 UN Climate Conference, taking place in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November 2025. The…
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November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🎓 Are you heading to @astmh.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Toronto?

📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?

We’ve got you covered.

🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
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Dark background fading to lighter grey from left to right. Top right stylized graphic of a schistosome worm pair in light blug and light green. Bottom right scannable QR code, bottom left cartoon image of woman in blue jumper at a table with a laptop. Text says: Schistosomiasis research at ASTMH Annual Meeting in Toronto. Want to stay on top of the latest schistosomiasis research and innovation? Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters and symposiums? We've got you covered. https://bit.ly/47xCp1v
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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🌎 For the first time, health adaptation to climate change is on the #COP30 agenda, and our team is heading to Belém, in Brazil, to follow this historic debate up close.

👉 If you’re attending COP30, check out our agenda and join the conversation. ⤵️
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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🌍 Join us at #COP30 for an important discussion on climate change and infectious diseases.

Hosted by @cepi.net, @oficialfiocruz.bsky.social, @gavi.org, @mmv.org, @unitaid.bsky.social, and DNDi.

💻 Click here to watch live: who.int/news-room/ev...
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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🌍 South–South collaboration in action: Zanzibar x Malawi on #schistosomiasis:
🔹 Snail vector techniques & ecological considerations
🔹 Cross-sector collaboration
🔹 Adapting Zanzibar’s approach to Malawi’s context
🔹#SouthSouthCooperation drive sustainable #BeatNTDs solutions
📖: buff.ly/4QmUbWx
Dark green background, outline maps of Zanzibar and Malawi with two arrows pointed in opposite directions in between them. Text reads: "Zanzibar x Malawi: South-south Learning in Action. A cross-country exchange on schistosomiasis control, snail surveillance, and sustainable solutions. Read the full story." Arrow pointing right. Dark blue background. Top right-hand side has a yellow light bulb icon with a leafy plant in the middle. The text below reads: "Lessons and Next Steps" With the following bullet points: "Snail control must be context-specific. Regulatory and financing pathways matter. South-South collaboration accelerates innovation. Continued exchange and co-creation ahead. Read the full blog: http://bit.ly/4qMAejB "
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Thanks to donations to our Christmas Big Give campaign last year, local teams travelled across Malawi over the summer to map where schistosomiasis infections persist and change over time, helping guide the next steps to eliminate the disease. Learn more ⬇️ sway.cloud.microsoft/iEbBDKm1u9dq...
Finding the hotspots: mapping schistosomiasis in Malawi
A look at how your support helped teams reach communities, collect data, and guide the next steps in eliminating disease.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Join us Nov 6 (3–4:30 PM EAT) for a webinar on bridging the gap between research & policy for #NTDs amid shifting funding.

👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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At #CPHIA2025, we hosted the only side event dedicated to NTDs. Eliminating diseases like leishmaniasis, mycetoma & dengue requires more than commitment.

➡️ It demands innovation in diagnostic tools, treatment options & understanding disease burden to better inform interventions.
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
gsa.bsky.social
🌍 South–South collaboration in action: Zanzibar x Malawi on #schistosomiasis:
🔹 Snail vector techniques & ecological considerations
🔹 Cross-sector collaboration
🔹 Adapting Zanzibar’s approach to Malawi’s context
🔹#SouthSouthCooperation drive sustainable #BeatNTDs solutions
📖: buff.ly/4QmUbWx
Dark green background, outline maps of Zanzibar and Malawi with two arrows pointed in opposite directions in between them. Text reads: "Zanzibar x Malawi: South-south Learning in Action. A cross-country exchange on schistosomiasis control, snail surveillance, and sustainable solutions. Read the full story." Arrow pointing right. Dark blue background. Top right-hand side has a yellow light bulb icon with a leafy plant in the middle. The text below reads: "Lessons and Next Steps" With the following bullet points: "Snail control must be context-specific. Regulatory and financing pathways matter. South-South collaboration accelerates innovation. Continued exchange and co-creation ahead. Read the full blog: http://bit.ly/4qMAejB "
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Check out the latest research & training funding opportunities, news, articles and upcoming events is the October 2025 issue of the #Schistosomiasis Research Update newsletter.

Read is here: mailchi.mp/22f28fa98252...
Orange background with geometric shapes in light orange and white. GSA logo in the top right hand corner. Writing: Check out our Schisto Research Update. Newsletter with research grants, funding and articles. #StopSchisto
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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1,2,3… and we’re live!

Excited to share that our much anticipated project #WickedSchisto has officially kicked off in Uganda!

This is an interdisciplinary project, aimed at developing a framework to identify cost-effective interventions for #WASH-associated diseases.
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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At the Stakeholders Meeting, Dr Alfred Mubangizi (Ag. Asst Commissioner, Vector-borne and NTDs at the Uganda MoH) in his welcome remarks, underscored the timely nature of #WickedSchisto and shared that the MoH was proud to be collaborating with @lamberton-lab.bsky.social on this very important work.
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Calling all researchers working in #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections or #NTDs? You can use our free tools, resources to support your work www.iddo.org/tools-and-re...
#BeatNTDs
October 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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A new paper details the first pilot of the #Schistosomiasis Practical and Precision Assessment (SPPA) approach in Guinea. The SPPA provides an evidence-based framework to measure programme impact and guide treatment decisions at sub-district level. journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Piloting the Schistosomiasis Practical and Precision Assessment approach in five health districts of the N’zérékoré region, Republic of Guinea
Author summary The manuscript presents a pilot study of the Schistosomiasis Practical and Precision Assessment (SPPA) approach in five health districts of the N’zérékoré region, Republic of Guinea. Th...
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October 16, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Starting tomorrow!
"200 Years Theodor Bilharz - #Schistosomiasis Research in Germany and beyond"

A conference to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Theodor Bilharz, the scientist who identified Schistosoma haematobium.

Scientific program here:
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At the top the logos of the University of Tubingen, University of Geissen, CERMAL and Technical University of Munich. In the midde the conference venuw address: Insitut fur Tropenmedizin, Reisemedizin und Humanparasitologie. Wilhemstase 27, 72074 Tubingen, Germany. And Conference Date 8-10 October 2025. In between a sepia-colour print from a stamp showing a man with a beard, next to the image of a small old style microscope. Underneath the title of the conference "200 year Theodor Bilharz Schistosomiasis Research in Germany and Beyond".
October 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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This #WorldTeachersDay we celebrate & thank all teachers!
Public health gains are under-pinned by the work you do to educate, support & inspire pupils of all ages!
Check out these SCH teacher tools:
Schisto: buff.ly/rVffeVA
FGS: buff.ly/1ULbEkN
NTD literacy for adults: buff.ly/Fg1NTrd
October 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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This #WorldTeachersDay we celebrate & thank all teachers!
Public health gains are under-pinned by the work you do to educate, support & inspire pupils of all ages!
Check out these SCH teacher tools:
Schisto: buff.ly/rVffeVA
FGS: buff.ly/1ULbEkN
NTD literacy for adults: buff.ly/Fg1NTrd
October 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Chrispin Owaga, new #NNN2025 chair for the #schistosomiasis working group, calls for a strategy shift: with global funding landscapes changing and drug donation resources dwindling, innovation in diagnostics, treatments & vaccines is more critical than ever. #beatNTDs
October 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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At #NNN2025? 👀 Curious about our #WickedSchisto project on the most cost-effective and affordable #WASH intervention for schistosomiasis control? Come chat with us! 💬

Any of our lab members will be glad to share what we’re working on.
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
gsa.bsky.social
This #WorldTeachersDay we celebrate & thank all teachers!
Public health gains are under-pinned by the work you do to educate, support & inspire pupils of all ages!
Check out these SCH teacher tools:
Schisto: buff.ly/rVffeVA
FGS: buff.ly/1ULbEkN
NTD literacy for adults: buff.ly/Fg1NTrd
October 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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The ##NNN2025 opening plenary tackles a much needed 🔑 paradigm shift: changing perception of NTD affected communities & people with lived experience of NTDs from beneficiaries to #health leaders through co-creation of #BeatNTDs interventions & projects
"Nothing about Us Without Us"
#globalhealth
Photo of NNN conference slide " Panellists Nothing About Us Without Us Co-creating Innovative Solutions Together with Communities Affected by NTDs" Photo of NNN conference slide on the left with "What Inclusion Means in Practice" and on the left a man speaking at the podium Photo of NNN conference slide "Why Inclusion Matters People affected by NTDs are the primary stakeholders -> they live the daily realities of NTDs Inclusion ensures projects are relevant, people-centered, and sustainable The bring insights into: Stigma, discrimination and social barriers Gaps in service delivery and support systems Practical solutions that outsiders may overlook" Photo of NNN conference slide "Benefits of Meaningful Participation Trust & ownership: communities engage when they see their voices reflected Better program design: interventions reported to real challenges and priorities Equity & Inclusion: marginalized voices are heard, reducing stigma Advocacy & accountability: people affected can hold systems responsible Sustainability: programs designed with communities last beyond donor cycles"
September 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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Excited to be at the Opening plenary for #NNN2025 conference "Sustainable Innovations for Impact – Transforming the Fight Against NTDs"

"#BeatNTDs
Photo of the Podium at the conference, a woman stands at the Podium with a banner in the background "16th NTD NGO Network Conference"
September 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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Going to 14th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health #ECTMIH?

Wondering which sessions to go to and which posters to look out for?

Check out this list of #schistosomiasis related sessions, talks, posters here: www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/...
#BetterHealthForAll
September 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Going to 14th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health #ECTMIH?

Wondering which sessions to go to and which posters to look out for?

Check out this list of #schistosomiasis related sessions, talks, posters here: www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/...
#BetterHealthForAll
September 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Proud to share our new study in PLOS Global Public Health on integrating FGS care into SRH services in Kenya. Addressing this neglected disease is key to advancing women’s health and equity. Read more: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#globalhealth #womenshealth #FGSchisto #beatNTDs
Acceptability and feasibility of integrating female genital schistosomiasis and sexual and reproductive health interventions in Kenya: A demonstration study
Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected gynaecological condition that is a manifestation of chronic urogenital schistosomiasis. This disease has significant implications for the reproducti...
journals.plos.org
September 26, 2025 at 11:39 PM