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International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases: global network, conferences & resources for partnerships in infectious #diseases #globalhealth #beatNTDs.
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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
#BeatNTDs
December 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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
#BeatNTDs
📢Africa charts a 10‑year roadmap to deliver affordable, high‑quality medicines www.afro.who.int/news/africa-...
Africa sets course for affordable, quality medicines with new 10-year roadmap
Pretoria—African leaders and global partners have agreed on a bold 10-year regional vision to redesign how essential health products are financed, produced, and delivered, marking a major step toward ...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
📢Africa charts a 10‑year roadmap to deliver affordable, high‑quality medicines www.afro.who.int/news/africa-...
📢Starting now! Join us for a: Spotlight on Kinetoplastid Parasitic Diseases and Bacterial Infections, From Chemical Biology to Therapeutic
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December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
📢Starting now! Join us for a: Spotlight on Kinetoplastid Parasitic Diseases and Bacterial Infections, From Chemical Biology to Therapeutic
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One day left to sign up for our annual event ISNTD D3V taking a closer look at work in #drugdiscovery and #vaccines for neglected & tropical diseases from colleagues around the world!
👉Dec 3 | 11.00-16.00 UTC
👉https://isntd.org/isntd-d3
#NTDs #globalhealth #therapeutics
👉Dec 3 | 11.00-16.00 UTC
👉https://isntd.org/isntd-d3
#NTDs #globalhealth #therapeutics
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
One day left to sign up for our annual event ISNTD D3V taking a closer look at work in #drugdiscovery and #vaccines for neglected & tropical diseases from colleagues around the world!
👉Dec 3 | 11.00-16.00 UTC
👉https://isntd.org/isntd-d3
#NTDs #globalhealth #therapeutics
👉Dec 3 | 11.00-16.00 UTC
👉https://isntd.org/isntd-d3
#NTDs #globalhealth #therapeutics
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Lookin at a pragmatic path from research to practice in treating PSAC for schistosomiasis, today's @isntd.org Connect unpacks findings from a landmark trial in Uganda comparing PZQ dosing regimens, and discuss the urgent need & practical steps to include this age group in treatment strategies.
Today's @isntd.org webinar focuses on the off-label treatment” use of standard praziquantel to treat under 5yr olds. New study shows dosage & safety for 40 mg/kg vs. 80 mg/kg.
📄 thelancet.com/journals/lan...
📄 thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Safety and efficacy of praziquantel 40 mg/kg versus 80 mg/kg in preschool-aged children with intestinal schistosomiasis in Uganda: a 2 × 2 factorial, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 randomis...
Two 40 mg/kg doses given 3 hours apart are safe, well tolerated, and more effective
in achieving parasitic cure than the current proposed single 40 mg/kg dose. Until
a paediatric formulation of praziq...
thelancet.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Lookin at a pragmatic path from research to practice in treating PSAC for schistosomiasis, today's @isntd.org Connect unpacks findings from a landmark trial in Uganda comparing PZQ dosing regimens, and discuss the urgent need & practical steps to include this age group in treatment strategies.
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📢 CALL FOR #APPLICATIONS: #PhD Position in the Social Science of #Vector-Borne Diseases 🦟
Position: PhD Position in the #SocialScience of Vector-Borne Diseases
Location: CRID, Yaoundé, #Cameroon 🇨🇲 (with fieldwork in Cameroon and Kenya).
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
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Position: PhD Position in the #SocialScience of Vector-Borne Diseases
Location: CRID, Yaoundé, #Cameroon 🇨🇲 (with fieldwork in Cameroon and Kenya).
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS PhD Position in the Social Science of Vector-Borne Diseases - CRID
Integrated Multi-vector-borne Diseases Platform to Assess Global Change Impacts on Transmission Using Innovative Systems Modeling, Novel Monitoring Tools, and Transmission-blocking Microorganisms (IMP...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
📢 CALL FOR #APPLICATIONS: #PhD Position in the Social Science of #Vector-Borne Diseases 🦟
Position: PhD Position in the #SocialScience of Vector-Borne Diseases
Location: CRID, Yaoundé, #Cameroon 🇨🇲 (with fieldwork in Cameroon and Kenya).
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
crid-cam.com/call-for-app...
Position: PhD Position in the #SocialScience of Vector-Borne Diseases
Location: CRID, Yaoundé, #Cameroon 🇨🇲 (with fieldwork in Cameroon and Kenya).
Deadline: 30 November 2025.
crid-cam.com/call-for-app...
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The Federal Government in Nigeria is challenging states to prioritize sustainable funding & coordination to eliminate #NTDs by 2030. Progress is possible when governments take the lead! Read more: https://bit.ly/49yz452 #BeatNTDs
FG Tasks States On Sustainable Funding, Coordination To End NTDs By 2030
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria by 2030, urging state governments to prioritize sustainable domestic financing and effec...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Federal Government in Nigeria is challenging states to prioritize sustainable funding & coordination to eliminate #NTDs by 2030. Progress is possible when governments take the lead! Read more: https://bit.ly/49yz452 #BeatNTDs
Don't miss the upcoming @gsa.bsky.social & @isntd.org webinar on tackling schistosomiasis in preschool children: 'Optimising schistosomiasis treatment for preschool-aged children: A pragmatic approach from research to practice'
👉Nov 26 | 13.00 UTC
👉https://tinyurl.com/preschoolschisto
👉Nov 26 | 13.00 UTC
👉https://tinyurl.com/preschoolschisto
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Don't miss the upcoming @gsa.bsky.social & @isntd.org webinar on tackling schistosomiasis in preschool children: 'Optimising schistosomiasis treatment for preschool-aged children: A pragmatic approach from research to practice'
👉Nov 26 | 13.00 UTC
👉https://tinyurl.com/preschoolschisto
👉Nov 26 | 13.00 UTC
👉https://tinyurl.com/preschoolschisto
Inside #Kenya's ambitious target to eliminate #bilharzia by 2030
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11... via @thestarkenya.bsky.social
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11... via @thestarkenya.bsky.social
Inside Kenya's ambitious target to eliminate bilharzia by 2030
It is one of the 17 neglected tropical diseases found in Kenya.
www.the-star.co.ke
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Inside #Kenya's ambitious target to eliminate #bilharzia by 2030
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11... via @thestarkenya.bsky.social
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-11... via @thestarkenya.bsky.social
Buruli ulcer in Africa: 20 years of progress @WHO @WHOAFRO 👉https://www.afro.who.int/publications/buruli-ulcer-africa-20-years-progress
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Buruli ulcer in Africa: 20 years of progress @WHO @WHOAFRO 👉https://www.afro.who.int/publications/buruli-ulcer-africa-20-years-progress
Great news as @rstmh.bsky.social launches new journal on #AI and global #health in early 2026, to support the wider community with the long-term adoption of these technologies in LMICs. Register your interest www.rstmh.org/civicrm/mail...
October 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Great news as @rstmh.bsky.social launches new journal on #AI and global #health in early 2026, to support the wider community with the long-term adoption of these technologies in LMICs. Register your interest www.rstmh.org/civicrm/mail...
Indigenous stewardship of the #Amazon emerges as a vital defense against disease, as highlighted in landmark study warning of the intertwined health and #climate stakes as the world looks to #COP30 in Brazil
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
October 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Indigenous stewardship of the #Amazon emerges as a vital defense against disease, as highlighted in landmark study warning of the intertwined health and #climate stakes as the world looks to #COP30 in Brazil
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Global progress against neglected tropical diseases continues despite challenges, new @WHO report finds #beatNTDs
www.who.int/news/item/22...
www.who.int/news/item/22...
Global progress against neglected tropical diseases continues despite challenges, new WHO report finds
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released the Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2025, the third in a series monitoring progress towards the 2030 targets set in the Road map for neg...
www.who.int
October 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Global progress against neglected tropical diseases continues despite challenges, new @WHO report finds #beatNTDs
www.who.int/news/item/22...
www.who.int/news/item/22...
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Tropical disease Leishmaniasis affects the world’s poorest regions. Scientists led by Thornton Fokkens & Sonja Lorenz @sonjalorenzlab.bsky.social have shown that leishmania parasites require the protein TKUL to maintain infections of host cells. 👇 (1/3)
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Tropical disease Leishmaniasis affects the world’s poorest regions. Scientists led by Thornton Fokkens & Sonja Lorenz @sonjalorenzlab.bsky.social have shown that leishmania parasites require the protein TKUL to maintain infections of host cells. 👇 (1/3)
☕️Starting soon at 13.00 UTC! Come take part in the open discussion at #ISNTDDialogues & share your suggestion of #OneSmallThing to make a big difference to #beatNTDs 🔗https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
This week! Drop by to the upcoming #ISNTDDialogues: share your #OneSimpleThing to tackle neglected & tropical diseases. What have you seen work? What is missing? Grab a hot drink, highlight your solution & bring your best idea!
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
October 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
☕️Starting soon at 13.00 UTC! Come take part in the open discussion at #ISNTDDialogues & share your suggestion of #OneSmallThing to make a big difference to #beatNTDs 🔗https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
This week! Drop by to the upcoming #ISNTDDialogues: share your #OneSimpleThing to tackle neglected & tropical diseases. What have you seen work? What is missing? Grab a hot drink, highlight your solution & bring your best idea!
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
October 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This week! Drop by to the upcoming #ISNTDDialogues: share your #OneSimpleThing to tackle neglected & tropical diseases. What have you seen work? What is missing? Grab a hot drink, highlight your solution & bring your best idea!
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
📅 Oct 9 | 13.00–14.00 UTC
💡https://www.isntd.org/isntd-dialogues
Hot off the press! Kikundi and Speak Up Africa launch the “Neglected Tropical Disease #Advocacy Framework,” a fantastic strategic resource designed to strengthen advocacy efforts and mobilize resources and #financing to #beatNTDs more effectively.
www.speakupafrica.org/kikundis-neg...
www.speakupafrica.org/kikundis-neg...
Kikundi’s Neglected Tropical Disease Advocacy Framework ⋆ Speak Up Africa
October 2025 marks the launch of “Kikundi’s Neglected Tropical Disease Advocacy Framework” developed by Kikundi and Speak Up Africa, developed to support NTD Program Managers in Africa to implement ef...
www.speakupafrica.org
October 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hot off the press! Kikundi and Speak Up Africa launch the “Neglected Tropical Disease #Advocacy Framework,” a fantastic strategic resource designed to strengthen advocacy efforts and mobilize resources and #financing to #beatNTDs more effectively.
www.speakupafrica.org/kikundis-neg...
www.speakupafrica.org/kikundis-neg...
📢Tomorrow at 12:00 UTC ahead of #WorldRabiesDay! Please join us at #ISNTDConnect this week, for this call to action with cross-sector insights from #Brazil #Pakistan & #Ethiopia
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day
👉https://isntd.org/isntd-connect #rabies
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day
👉https://isntd.org/isntd-connect #rabies
September 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
📢Tomorrow at 12:00 UTC ahead of #WorldRabiesDay! Please join us at #ISNTDConnect this week, for this call to action with cross-sector insights from #Brazil #Pakistan & #Ethiopia
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day
👉https://isntd.org/isntd-connect #rabies
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day
👉https://isntd.org/isntd-connect #rabies
Starting the countdown to #WorldRabiesDay at #ISNTDConnect this week! Join this important call to action with cross-sector insights from #Brazil #Pakistan & #Ethiopia
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day | Sep 26 | 12.00 UTC
👉https://www.isntd.org/isntd-connect
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day | Sep 26 | 12.00 UTC
👉https://www.isntd.org/isntd-connect
September 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Starting the countdown to #WorldRabiesDay at #ISNTDConnect this week! Join this important call to action with cross-sector insights from #Brazil #Pakistan & #Ethiopia
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day | Sep 26 | 12.00 UTC
👉https://www.isntd.org/isntd-connect
👉You, me, community: taking responsibility for action on World Rabies Day | Sep 26 | 12.00 UTC
👉https://www.isntd.org/isntd-connect
‘Kissing bug’ disease should be treated as endemic in #US, scientists say #Chagas disease
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Kissing bug’ disease should be treated as endemic in US, scientists say
People in at least eight states have been infected with Chagas, new report says, amid low awareness of disease
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
‘Kissing bug’ disease should be treated as endemic in #US, scientists say #Chagas disease
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Could #chikungunya be the next #DiseaseX? A recent publication identifies the unique characteristics of CHIKV—such as rapid mutation and global spread—that justify its inclusion among high-risk emerging diseases
doi.org/10.1177/2049...
doi.org/10.1177/2049...
Chikungunya virus: from genetic adaptation to pandemic risk and prevention - Shoubeho Sadique Shandhi, Suprety Malaker, Mohammad Shahriar, Ramisa Anjum, 2025
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has emerged as a serious candidate for “Disease X”—the name for an unknown agent that could cause a global pandemic. This paper search...
doi.org
September 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Could #chikungunya be the next #DiseaseX? A recent publication identifies the unique characteristics of CHIKV—such as rapid mutation and global spread—that justify its inclusion among high-risk emerging diseases
doi.org/10.1177/2049...
doi.org/10.1177/2049...
First autochthonous case of cutaneous #leishmaniasis from Gujarat—a non-endemic area in #India
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
September 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
First autochthonous case of cutaneous #leishmaniasis from Gujarat—a non-endemic area in #India
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
#Chromoblastomycosis in #Peru: a retrospective review of 13 cases, Sanchez-Diaz, M., de Mayolo, N.A., Ramos, C. et al.
bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Chromoblastomycosis in Peru: a retrospective review of 13 cases - BMC Infectious Diseases
Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis caused by dematiaceous fungi that mainly affects rural workers in tropical and subtropical regions. The disease poses a treatment challenge ...
bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#Chromoblastomycosis in #Peru: a retrospective review of 13 cases, Sanchez-Diaz, M., de Mayolo, N.A., Ramos, C. et al.
bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
📢Not long left to apply for the second Open Grant Call by the African Snakebite Alliance: Strengthening Community Response to #Snakebite! Closes Sept 7th, find out more and apply here:
www.africansnakebitealliance.com/grant-opport...
www.africansnakebitealliance.com/grant-opport...
Grant Opportunities
Open Grant Call 2 - Strengthening Community Response to Snakebite
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August 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📢Not long left to apply for the second Open Grant Call by the African Snakebite Alliance: Strengthening Community Response to #Snakebite! Closes Sept 7th, find out more and apply here:
www.africansnakebitealliance.com/grant-opport...
www.africansnakebitealliance.com/grant-opport...