Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Our partnership works to control, eliminate, and eradicate neglected tropical diseases & improve the lives of over a billion people
Egypt has eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem! Progress is proof: ending NTDs is a massive win for the Egyptian people and for the world. Tap the link to learn more about this milestone on the @who.int website https://bit.ly/47S94yK #beatNTDs
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Egypt has eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem! Progress is proof: ending NTDs is a massive win for the Egyptian people and for the world. Tap the link to learn more about this milestone on the @who.int website https://bit.ly/47S94yK #beatNTDs
Want to be a part of the next global health success story? Invest in #NTDs!
Every US$1 invested in preventive NTD chemotherapy yields US$25 in benefits - a driver of growth, resilience, and equity. 58 countries have shown elimination is possible. https://bit.ly/47Hexsl #BeatNTDs
Every US$1 invested in preventive NTD chemotherapy yields US$25 in benefits - a driver of growth, resilience, and equity. 58 countries have shown elimination is possible. https://bit.ly/47Hexsl #BeatNTDs
The Case for Investing in NTDs
We are a global advocacy organisation that exists to end neglected tropical diseases by mobilising resources
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November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Want to be a part of the next global health success story? Invest in #NTDs!
Every US$1 invested in preventive NTD chemotherapy yields US$25 in benefits - a driver of growth, resilience, and equity. 58 countries have shown elimination is possible. https://bit.ly/47Hexsl #BeatNTDs
Every US$1 invested in preventive NTD chemotherapy yields US$25 in benefits - a driver of growth, resilience, and equity. 58 countries have shown elimination is possible. https://bit.ly/47Hexsl #BeatNTDs
“I felt trapped between two painful options: live with medical debt or hope it would heal.”
Jessica Robbins’ journey with #Leishmaniasis shows why we must fight for better care for neglected patients.
Read her story via @dndi.org: https://bit.ly/4p21VTJ #BeatNTDs
Jessica Robbins’ journey with #Leishmaniasis shows why we must fight for better care for neglected patients.
Read her story via @dndi.org: https://bit.ly/4p21VTJ #BeatNTDs
Jessica Robbins: A long and difficult journey with cutaneous leishmaniasis
Founder of the Leishmaniasis Advocacy Network, Jessica shares her journey with cutaneous leishmaniasis, from diagnosis to recovery, and how it shaped her commitment to advocacy.
dndi.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
“I felt trapped between two painful options: live with medical debt or hope it would heal.”
Jessica Robbins’ journey with #Leishmaniasis shows why we must fight for better care for neglected patients.
Read her story via @dndi.org: https://bit.ly/4p21VTJ #BeatNTDs
Jessica Robbins’ journey with #Leishmaniasis shows why we must fight for better care for neglected patients.
Read her story via @dndi.org: https://bit.ly/4p21VTJ #BeatNTDs
Tanzania is leading the way in neglected tropical disease (NTD) elimination! In this @devex.com piece, discover how government ownership, innovative partnerships, and community engagement are freeing millions from disease and boosting development. Read more: https://bit.ly/43Tw1jZ #NTDs #BeatNTDs
How Tanzania is paving the way for NTD elimination
In Tanzania, a quiet revolution is underway. Despite bearing the burden of 15 of the 21 neglected tropical diseases, or NTDs, the East African nation has emerged as a global leader, demonstrating how...
devex.shorthandstories.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tanzania is leading the way in neglected tropical disease (NTD) elimination! In this @devex.com piece, discover how government ownership, innovative partnerships, and community engagement are freeing millions from disease and boosting development. Read more: https://bit.ly/43Tw1jZ #NTDs #BeatNTDs
India’s journey to eliminate LF & VL is shaping a new chapter in the playbook for NTD elimination.
Join the ASTMH session - “Elimination at Scale: India’s Integrated Model to Beat VBDs,” featuring insights from @MoHFW_INDIA & global partners.
📅 11.11.2025 | 📍Room 602, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Join the ASTMH session - “Elimination at Scale: India’s Integrated Model to Beat VBDs,” featuring insights from @MoHFW_INDIA & global partners.
📅 11.11.2025 | 📍Room 602, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
India’s journey to eliminate LF & VL is shaping a new chapter in the playbook for NTD elimination.
Join the ASTMH session - “Elimination at Scale: India’s Integrated Model to Beat VBDs,” featuring insights from @MoHFW_INDIA & global partners.
📅 11.11.2025 | 📍Room 602, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Join the ASTMH session - “Elimination at Scale: India’s Integrated Model to Beat VBDs,” featuring insights from @MoHFW_INDIA & global partners.
📅 11.11.2025 | 📍Room 602, Metro Toronto Convention Centre
A critical warning: Aid cuts could severely undermine the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs). Reduced funding jeopardizes progress and could lead to an increase in these climate-change-sensitive diseases. Read more: https://bit.ly/4nBluB8
Aid cuts could set back fragile gains in eliminating neglected tropical diseases | Letter
Letter: In response to an editorial on the uptick in malaria, Prof Heather Ferguson writes that progress against dengue, leprosy, rabies and other conditions could unravel
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November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A critical warning: Aid cuts could severely undermine the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs). Reduced funding jeopardizes progress and could lead to an increase in these climate-change-sensitive diseases. Read more: https://bit.ly/4nBluB8
A powerful call to action! Young public health leaders in Africa are mobilizing peers, listening to communities, and creating transformative interventions to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs). It's time for policymakers and donors to support these vital movements: https://bit.ly/3X8a6BT
A call to build Africa’s next generation of public health leaders against NTDs - Capital Newspaper
For a long time, conversations about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) began in high-level conference rooms, far from the realities in rural villages and urban slums where these diseases persist, mis...
capitalethiopia.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A powerful call to action! Young public health leaders in Africa are mobilizing peers, listening to communities, and creating transformative interventions to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs). It's time for policymakers and donors to support these vital movements: https://bit.ly/3X8a6BT
Despite progress, challenges remain. Only 56.9% needing #NTD interventions have basic WASH access, and funding declined by 41% (2018-2023). We need sustained effort and investment to #BeatNTDs. Learn more from this latest WHO report https://bit.ly/4nwQyls
Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2025
Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2025
Stronger together, towards 2030
www.who.int
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Despite progress, challenges remain. Only 56.9% needing #NTD interventions have basic WASH access, and funding declined by 41% (2018-2023). We need sustained effort and investment to #BeatNTDs. Learn more from this latest WHO report https://bit.ly/4nwQyls
Exciting news! The latest World Health Organization #NTDs report shows incredible progress: 1.495 billion people needed interventions in 2023, a 32% drop since 2010! Plus, DALYs (healthy life years lost due to disease) from NTDs fell from 17.2M to 14.1M. More 👉 https://bit.ly/4nwQyls #BeatNTDs
October 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Exciting news! The latest World Health Organization #NTDs report shows incredible progress: 1.495 billion people needed interventions in 2023, a 32% drop since 2010! Plus, DALYs (healthy life years lost due to disease) from NTDs fell from 17.2M to 14.1M. More 👉 https://bit.ly/4nwQyls #BeatNTDs
With Fiji's recent announcement on eliminating #trachoma, 58 countries have now eliminated at least one neglected tropical disease (NTD).
This is proof that progress is possible, but it’s stalling.
We must invest now: every $1 in #NTDs returns up to $25 in benefits.
Let’s finish the job.
#BeatNTDs
This is proof that progress is possible, but it’s stalling.
We must invest now: every $1 in #NTDs returns up to $25 in benefits.
Let’s finish the job.
#BeatNTDs
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Q4 of 2025 has kicked off in the best way possible! 🎉 Fiji has officially been validated for its first ever #NTD elimination, eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Fiji is the 26th country to achieve this milestone! https://bit.ly/4o5bbq5 #BeatNTDs
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Q4 of 2025 has kicked off in the best way possible! 🎉 Fiji has officially been validated for its first ever #NTD elimination, eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Fiji is the 26th country to achieve this milestone! https://bit.ly/4o5bbq5 #BeatNTDs
A new study published in The Lancet reveals insights into global health, including critical NTD outcomes: from economic burden & disability to hindering education & perpetuating poverty. Read more: https://bit.ly/3W0XtIq #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate
October 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A new study published in The Lancet reveals insights into global health, including critical NTD outcomes: from economic burden & disability to hindering education & perpetuating poverty. Read more: https://bit.ly/3W0XtIq #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate
What if a simple act could help combat neglected tropical diseases #NTDs? It can! On #GlobalHandwashingDay, let's remember the critical role of handwashing in preventing these diseases. Join us in becoming a #HandwashingHero! https://bit.ly/3WZXAEi
October 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What if a simple act could help combat neglected tropical diseases #NTDs? It can! On #GlobalHandwashingDay, let's remember the critical role of handwashing in preventing these diseases. Join us in becoming a #HandwashingHero! https://bit.ly/3WZXAEi
Why should Female Genital Schistosomiasis (#FGS) be a top #NTD priority? Millions of women & girls are impacted, with insufficient treatment coverage. Read this latest paper to understand why: https://bit.ly/4q8EJo0 #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate
Mainstreaming female genital schistosomiasis to ensure it is not neglected among the neglected tropical diseases | Parasitology | Cambridge Core
Mainstreaming female genital schistosomiasis to ensure it is not neglected among the neglected tropical diseases
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October 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Why should Female Genital Schistosomiasis (#FGS) be a top #NTD priority? Millions of women & girls are impacted, with insufficient treatment coverage. Read this latest paper to understand why: https://bit.ly/4q8EJo0 #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate
Ever wonder about the difference between #Eliminate and #Eradicate in science? 🤔 It's not just semantics! One means stopping transmission in a region, the other means wiping it out globally forever. @isglobal.org is helping demystify such scientific terms. Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/4ocYclF
Eliminate or Eradicate - Diccionario de Salud Global
What is the difference between eliminating and eradicating a disease?
Although it may not seem like it, there is a huge difference between eliminating a disease and eradicating it.
Eliminating a disease means that the disease is no longer transmitte...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Ever wonder about the difference between #Eliminate and #Eradicate in science? 🤔 It's not just semantics! One means stopping transmission in a region, the other means wiping it out globally forever. @isglobal.org is helping demystify such scientific terms. Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/4ocYclF
Reimagining global health: Uniting forged strategic partnerships at #UNGA2025, not just treating diseases, but reshaping health systems across Africa. Discover how we're moving from aid dependency to country ownership. Read more: https://bit.ly/46Hbi4V
#UniteActEliminate
#UniteActEliminate
Reimagining Global Health: Uniting’s Strategic Engagements at UNGA 2025
The 2025 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) provided a powerful platform for Uniting to advance its mission of eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and strengthening health systems acros...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Reimagining global health: Uniting forged strategic partnerships at #UNGA2025, not just treating diseases, but reshaping health systems across Africa. Discover how we're moving from aid dependency to country ownership. Read more: https://bit.ly/46Hbi4V
#UniteActEliminate
#UniteActEliminate
"The President and the Dragon" highlights the incredible progress that former President Carter through The Carter Center has done to eliminate Guinea Worm Disease! Learn more on NPR's Goats and Soda https://n.pr/3VRWdXV #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate
A new documentary about a dastardly worm and a heroic effort by Jimmy Carter
"The President and the Dragon,' premiering today, looks at Carter's momentous decision to try and wipe out a devastating and neglected disease. We spoke to writer and co-director Waleed Eltayeb.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"The President and the Dragon" highlights the incredible progress that former President Carter through The Carter Center has done to eliminate Guinea Worm Disease! Learn more on NPR's Goats and Soda https://n.pr/3VRWdXV #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate
Youth-led innovation is key to ending NTDs. In this New Times Rwanda opinion piece, Bertrand Byishimo & Yvonne Ninyembabazi from Youth Combating NTDs call for more investment in research to drive progress 👉 🔗 https://bit.ly/42TvZIi
Youth-driven research and innovation can boost efforts to eliminate NTDs in Africa
As the world looks ahead to major global conversations, including the UNGA and COP30, it is clear that sustaining progress in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)...
www.newtimes.co.rw
October 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Youth-led innovation is key to ending NTDs. In this New Times Rwanda opinion piece, Bertrand Byishimo & Yvonne Ninyembabazi from Youth Combating NTDs call for more investment in research to drive progress 👉 🔗 https://bit.ly/42TvZIi
This week in Uganda, Uniting is proud to be part of the #NNN2025. This is more than a meeting, it's a catalyst towards transforming the fight against #NTDs. By aligning with the WHO NTD 2030 Roadmap, we're driving innovation and equity towards a future free from NTDs. #BeatNTDs
September 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Rabies is a disease of inequality.
95% of human rabies deaths occur in Africa & Asia, where vaccines and care may be out of reach.
It’s preventable. It’s time to act. #EndRabies #BeatNTDs
95% of human rabies deaths occur in Africa & Asia, where vaccines and care may be out of reach.
It’s preventable. It’s time to act. #EndRabies #BeatNTDs
September 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Rabies is a disease of inequality.
95% of human rabies deaths occur in Africa & Asia, where vaccines and care may be out of reach.
It’s preventable. It’s time to act. #EndRabies #BeatNTDs
95% of human rabies deaths occur in Africa & Asia, where vaccines and care may be out of reach.
It’s preventable. It’s time to act. #EndRabies #BeatNTDs
💧WASH is central to ending #NTDs like trachoma & guinea worm.
Yet billions still lack safe water & sanitation, leaving them vulnerable to preventable diseases. WASH isn’t optional. It’s urgent.
📖 Read via @devex.com: https://bit.ly/46ngY2u
#BeatNTDs #GlobalHealth #UniteActEliminate
Yet billions still lack safe water & sanitation, leaving them vulnerable to preventable diseases. WASH isn’t optional. It’s urgent.
📖 Read via @devex.com: https://bit.ly/46ngY2u
#BeatNTDs #GlobalHealth #UniteActEliminate
Water and sanitation fall through the cracks of development
WASH is essential to everything from schools to hospitals, yet programs are chronically underfunded, leaving 1 in 4 people without safe water and billions without proper sanitation.
www.devex.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
💧WASH is central to ending #NTDs like trachoma & guinea worm.
Yet billions still lack safe water & sanitation, leaving them vulnerable to preventable diseases. WASH isn’t optional. It’s urgent.
📖 Read via @devex.com: https://bit.ly/46ngY2u
#BeatNTDs #GlobalHealth #UniteActEliminate
Yet billions still lack safe water & sanitation, leaving them vulnerable to preventable diseases. WASH isn’t optional. It’s urgent.
📖 Read via @devex.com: https://bit.ly/46ngY2u
#BeatNTDs #GlobalHealth #UniteActEliminate
🛑 Suspected Rabid Dog Bite? Act Fast. Save Lives. 🛑
Rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms appear, but 100% preventable with timely action. If bitten by a dog, follow these urgent steps
Share this post to help a friend #EndRabies #UniteActEliminate
Rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms appear, but 100% preventable with timely action. If bitten by a dog, follow these urgent steps
Share this post to help a friend #EndRabies #UniteActEliminate
September 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🛑 Suspected Rabid Dog Bite? Act Fast. Save Lives. 🛑
Rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms appear, but 100% preventable with timely action. If bitten by a dog, follow these urgent steps
Share this post to help a friend #EndRabies #UniteActEliminate
Rabies is 100% fatal once symptoms appear, but 100% preventable with timely action. If bitten by a dog, follow these urgent steps
Share this post to help a friend #EndRabies #UniteActEliminate
Uniting to Combat NTDs and the African Union have renewed their partnership to eliminate neglected tropical diseases ( #NTDs ) across #Africa.
Together we can #BeatNTDs.
Read the full story here 👇
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Together we can #BeatNTDs.
Read the full story here 👇
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September 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Uniting to Combat NTDs and the African Union have renewed their partnership to eliminate neglected tropical diseases ( #NTDs ) across #Africa.
Together we can #BeatNTDs.
Read the full story here 👇
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Together we can #BeatNTDs.
Read the full story here 👇
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Sightsavers and partners conducted free hydrocele surgeries for 40 patients in Kogi State, Nigeria. This initiative addresses lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease affecting an estimated 36 million people worldwide. Read more: https://bit.ly/46DfNgD
#BeatNTDs
#BeatNTDs
Kogi, Sightsavers conduct free hydrocele surgeries for 40 patients
The Kogi State Ministry of Health, in partnership with Sightsavers, has carried out a targeted surgical intervention to treat hydrocele,
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September 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Sightsavers and partners conducted free hydrocele surgeries for 40 patients in Kogi State, Nigeria. This initiative addresses lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease affecting an estimated 36 million people worldwide. Read more: https://bit.ly/46DfNgD
#BeatNTDs
#BeatNTDs
See the difference dual drug mass drug administration is making for kids in Tanzania's Pwani region! 🇹🇿 This program effectively targets STH & schistosomiasis, transforming child health. Discover more on AllAfrica: https://allafrica.com/stories/202509010096.html #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate
Tanzania: A Meal, Then a Pill - How Tanzania's Campaign is Transforming Child Health
Lunchboxes in hand, the children at Vikuruti Primary School in Mlandizi, within the Kibaha District of the Coast region in Tanzania, chat and laugh while they eat. This meal is a necessary step before...
allafrica.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
See the difference dual drug mass drug administration is making for kids in Tanzania's Pwani region! 🇹🇿 This program effectively targets STH & schistosomiasis, transforming child health. Discover more on AllAfrica: https://allafrica.com/stories/202509010096.html #BeatNTDs #UniteActEliminate