http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/ Latest news and updates from the Neglected Tropical Disease Program. http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/assets/images/ntd_logo.gif http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov en-us http://www.unitingtocombatntds.org/ http://www.unitingtocombatntds.org/ Tune in for a live webcast, Monday, January 30th 2012, featuring Bill Gates, Margaret Chan, 9 pharmaceutical company CEOs, senior government officials and others on the topic of Ending the Neglect and Reaching 2020 Goals. The webcast will air between 11:00-12:30 GMT from London and a recorded version will be available afterwards. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST http://neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html http://neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html Merck Serono has announced its intention to further boost its efforts in the fight against the tropical disease schistosomiasis and to continue until the disease has been officially eliminated in Africa. The company plans to double its annual donation of tablets from 25 million to 50 million. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST http://neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html http://neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases' (NTDs) "End The Neglect" blog introduces the Network's "END7" Campaign, which aims to end seven of the most common NTDs by 2020 through public donations to help fund drug delivery in developing countries. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/resources/reports/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/resources/reports/index.html View reports presenting evidence demonstrating that activities undertaken to prevent and control neglected tropical diseases are producing results – and that achievements are being recognized. By 2008, preventive chemotherapy had reached more than 670 million people in 75 countries. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/envision.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/envision.html USAID is pleased to announce the award of its new flagship project for neglected tropical diseases to RTI International. Read more on the NTD website. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today announced progress on its commitment to expand the donation of albendazole to the World Health Organization (WHO) to treat school age children at risk of intestinal worms, known as soil-transmitted helminths (STH). An agreement signed today formalises the pledge made by GSK in October 2010 to provide an additional 400 million tablets of albendazole per year to WHO to enable de-worming of school age children in Africa. Today’s agreement also provides for albendazole donations to be made to STH endemic countries around the world beyond Africa to ensure the greatest possible benefit is derived from this donation. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/index.html USAID will work with the Ministry of Health in Vietnam to coordinate de-worming activities and fill gaps in coverage. USAID activities will include national prevalence surveys for school-age children and mass drug administration in 13 provinces. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 9:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/countries/country_profiles/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/countries/country_profiles/index.html View the project implementation schedule for the countries supported through the USAID funded NTD Control Program implemented by RTI International and its partners. Mon, 8 Aug 2011 12:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/index.html The Global NGO Deworming Inventory was launched in June of 2010, with the explicit purpose of assessing the breadth and scope of NGO deworming activities and their treatment achievements worldwide. Wed, 9 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/countries/country_profiles/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/countries/country_profiles/index.html Download the USAID NTD Control Program Year 5 Work Plan – FY 2011 for Ghana, Haiti, Mali, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Southern Sudan, and Uganda by clicking on country name. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/voices_from_the_field/ http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/voices_from_the_field/ Read the new Voices From the Field stories from Haiti, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/voices_from_the_field/haiti_ima.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/voices_from_the_field/haiti_ima.html Read more on the success of the NTD Control Program's activities in Haiti after efforts resumed in April, three months after the earthquake, and the first MDA took place in Cap Haitian, treating 271,327 people. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:30:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/index.html Nearly 6 million children were dewormed in 2010 through a program implemented by the Ministries of Health and Education, with support from USAID, RTI, and Helen Keller International. Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/voices_from_the_field/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/voices_from_the_field/index.html Read more on the success of a new approach to mass drug adminstration campaigns taking place in Sierra Leone to treat Lymphatic Filariasis. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:45:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html The article reviews the program’s successful social mobilization and implementation strategy and the independent monitoring strategy used to estimate final coverage in a problematic setting. Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:30:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/resources/publications/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/resources/publications/index.html The article reviews the first three years of USAID’s NTD Program and concludes that an integrated approach to controlling or eliminating the five targeted neglected diseases can be effective at full national scale. Fri, 7 Jan 2011 13:30:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/results.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/results.html In just four years, the Program exceeded its five-year targets, demonstrating that integrated NTD programs can be scaled-up nationally to help countries achieve control and or elimination of the targeted NTDs. Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/in_the_news/index.html GSK has announced a new five-year commitment to expand the donation of albendazole to treat children at risk of intestinal worms in Africa. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/johnson.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/johnson.html On September 9, 2010, Johnson & Johnson announced the launch of Every Mother, Every Child, a comprehensive, five-year, private sector effort to improve the health of women and children in developing countries. Tue, 14 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/deworming_report.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/deworming_report.html The first report of the Global NGO Deworming Inventory is now available on the Inventory Web site. The report provides a list of deworming programs operating in various countries and is intended to serve as a resource in facilitating collaboration among deworming programs working in the same country. Sun, 18 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/deworming.html http://www.neglecteddiseases.gov/newsroom/press_and_announcements/deworming.html The Global NGO Deworming Inventory is a global database that collates data on deworming activities implemented by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to treat soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), schistosomiasis, and/or lymphatic filariasis (LF). Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:00:00 EST