Every child has a right to feel safe, at peace, and protected from harm, including harm caused by disease.
Yet at least 1.2B children and adolescents under 25 (1 in 6 globally) are affected by one or more #NTDs, according to a
@lancetchildadol.bsky.social publication. #WorldChildrensDay

Our fellow Jean Bosco Mbonigaba is attending the #ASTMH Conference, where he shared Rwanda’s progress and strategic shifts toward STH elimination. In his presentation, he shared that despite over a decade of #MDA, STH prevalence remains high in Rwanda. #NTDs #TropMed25

Countries continue to make great progress in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases #NTDs with some eliminating certain diseases entirely while others reducing them to levels they pose less threat to public health. These African countries have made great progress so far this year.

As a follow-up to our recent post on using #GeostatisticalModelling to inform targeted #STH interventions in Kenya, our #datascientist and paper co-author Brian Njuguna takes it a step further, breaking down the modelling process and the analysis approach our team used. #NTDs

At AM2NTD, we’re all about modelling a future free of #NTDs, and epidemiological models help us understand, predict, and fight disease.

But not all models are created equal.

Today, let’s talk #geostatistical modelling and how our researchers applied it recently...

#Am2ntd #Schisto

U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.

Today, let’s spotlight #schistosomiasis. Also known as #bilharzia, #schisto is an #NTD affecting over 240 million people globally, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

A new publication by our very own Mutono Nyamai, Brian Njuguna, Florence Wakesho, Thumbi Mwangi calls for targeted interventions in areas of greatest need to accelerate Soil-Transmitted Helmiths #STH elimination efforts in Kenya, a shift from broad #MDA.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Rare & deadly disease carried by African snails hits Europe

In the Telegraph, @amayabustinduy.bsky.social discusses the impact of funding cuts on labs working on #NTDs which could reverse progress on diseases like #schistosomiasis as cases rise in Europe.

www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

As #AM2NTD continues to play its part in the #elimination of #schistosomiasis in endemic countries, and more specifically in Senegal by 2030, we appreciate the fellows for the great progress they made during the training, which ended at the start of the month.

Time really flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it?

We are in the fifth week of our six-week in-person training, and the fellows’ dedication and grit has been splendid! We couldn’t have asked for a better team.

In pursuit of our goal to develop #NTD modelling capacity in Africa, AM2NTD is hosting Didier ADJAKIDJE from Benin and Maryam Diarra of Institut Pasteur de Dakar, Senegal, for a 6-week in-person collaborative training.