The USAID co-funded Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) recently put out its third call for small grants for African researchers working to fight NTDs. They received an incredible increase in applications. Continue Reading “Abundant” Untapped African Research Expertise
In case you missed it, see the most recent announcement of honorees and finalists for the REACH award. Continue Reading NTD Leaders Being Recognized
Check out resources from USAID’s Morbidity Management and Disability Project, led by Helen Keller International. Continue Reading Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention Resources
This third edition of the Small Grants Program (SGP III) is to support African researchers in both early and mid/late career to undertake operational research aligned with the goals established in the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases. Continue Reading Interested in NTD Research? See Grant Opportunity.
See how USAID is working alongside the Government of Indonesia in their quest to eliminate the debilitating disease lymphatic filariasis Continue Reading The Best Medicine
This two-page fact sheet explains how the USAID Neglected Tropical Diseases Program tackles the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases. Continue Reading Fact Sheet: Working to Protect Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
USAID’s Neglected Tropical Diseases Division is pleased to announce new funding for research to support NTD programs through a five-year, nearly $30 million grant extension to the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD). Continue Reading More Resources for NTD Research
USAID, in collaboration with 13 ministries of health, formally launched a new program to control and eliminate five NTDs in Southeast Asia, East Africa and elsewhere. The five-year, USAID-funded Act to End NTDs | East program is successor to USAID’s ENVISION project. The launch of the new program took place April 29-30 in Kampala. Continue Reading USAID Launches Program, Highlights Ugandan Government Commitment to Fighting Disease
For people with disfiguring lymphedema, the hope that a drug may help reduce inflammation and swelling — potentially returning to them a life of dignity — is huge cause for celebration. USAID is supporting clinical drug trials in three countries to further this important work. Continue Reading USAID Supports Clinical Trials for Lymphedema Relief
World Lymphedema Day is an annual day of celebration held March 6th to educate the world about lymphedema and lymphatic diseases. Learn more how USAID and partners are keeping up the fight against lymphatic filariasis. Continue Reading #WorldLymphedemaDay