Fighting disease
Momentum is growing in the battle against NTDs, but we cannot be complacent
Sightsavers’ Simon Bush says that as we draw closer to eliminating NTDs, the next chapter will be the most challenging – yet also the most rewarding.
African leaders to personally oversee progress against NTDs
African heads of state have agreed to add neglected tropical diseases to their annual scorecard on disease progress, a move described as a “game changer”.
Partnership: the key to eliminating neglected tropical diseases
Dr Philip Downs, Sightsavers Technical Director for NTDs, explains how working together will help us tackle these debilitating diseases for good.
Sightsavers welcomes DFID’s commitment to eliminating disease
Sightsavers has welcomed a speech made by International Development Secretary Priti Patel, which set out her priorities for UK development.
Research sleuths: how we investigate blips in our NTD elimination projects
How do we react when outcomes aren’t what we expect? The mystery of Cameroon’s Western Region sheds light on the process.
Elimination of blinding trachoma in Guinea Bissau: 2013-2015
An evaluation of a three-year phase (2013-2015) of a long-term SAFE intervention to eliminate trachoma in Guinea-Bissau.
Health heroes: the women working to eliminate NTDs
What do Evodia, Abena and Mariama all have in common? They’re three of the millions of women in the fight against infectious diseases of poverty.
Global Trachoma Mapping Project (GTMP): end-of-project evaluation
The aim of the three-year GTMP was to map the prevalence of trachoma using smartphones, across all endemic areas worldwide.
UNITED programme: mid-term evaluation
This evaluation assesses the performance of the Northern Nigeria Integrated NTDs Control (UNITED) programme to see if objectives are being met.
WASH and NTDs finally make it official
The World Health Organization has committed to support collaboration between WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and NTDs (neglected tropical diseases).
