Some challenges require us to look beyond borders and bring different areas of expertise together. At the 17th @NTD_NGOs Conference 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, #GANE and One Health Society Tanzania formalised that commitment by signing a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 🤝🏿
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A non-profit organization empowering youth to combat Neglected Tropical Diseases #NTDs, through advocacy, awareness, and action. Together, we can #EndTheNeglect, for a healthier more equitable world 🌍
At #NNN2026 in Kigali, #GANE joined conversations on building more people-centred, resilient and community-responsive approaches to #NTDsElimination. From the community panel to the Youth Special Session, we contributed, listened and learned. 🇷🇼
Applications for #YouthNTDsFellowship Cohort 2 are now CLOSED 🌍 Thank you to everyone who applied. Our team is now reviewing submissions. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email, with successful candidates receiving formal confirmation. #BeatNTDs #OneHealth
🚨 FINAL DAY TO APPLY. The #YouthNTDsFellowship Cohort 2 closes TODAY. If you've been considering applying, don't miss the opportunity to put your name forward. 🔗 Apply via: ntdsyouthfellowship.s.gy/WRM1uz #YNTDsLeadership #BeatNTDs
One conversation sparks an idea-the idea reaches a community as one voice inspires another. That is the ripple effect of investing in young people. Cohort 1 of the #YouthNTDsFellowship showed the impact on #youth. Apply now via: ntdsyouthfellowship.s.gy/WRM1uz 📅 Deadline: 25 Sept. #BeatNTDs
Cohort 1 showed that the #YouthNTDsFellowship is more than sessions & knowledge- it's a growing community where young leaders exchange ideas, build connections & strive towards #NTDsElimination. Applications are open: ntdsyouthfellowship.s.gy/WRM1uz 📅Deadline: 25 Sept 2026. #BeatNTDs
Applications are open 📝 The #YouthNTDsFellowship Cohort 2 brings 30 young leaders aged 18–35 (🇹🇿 & 🇰🇪) for a cross-border experience focused on NTD knowledge, leadership, mentorship & practical solutions. Apply by 25 Sept: ntdsyouthfellowship.s.gy/WRM1uz #BeatNTDs #YouthLeadership
As the #YouthNTDsFellowship Cohort 2 approaches, we invite experienced professionals & practitioners to serve as mentors to emerging young leaders from 🇹🇿 & 🇰🇪 Help strengthen the next generation of NTD leaders. 🔗 Apply via: ntdsyouthfellowship.s.gy/KzVESl #YouthAgainstNTDs #EndNTds
Different backgrounds. Different experiences. One shared commitment: #EndNTDs. Cohort 1 of the #YouthNTDsFellowship showed what happens when young professionals come together to exchange ideas, build connections & learn from one another. Applications for Cohort 2 open: 15 Sept. #YNTDsLeadership
“I came in wanting to learn. I left knowing I had something to contribute.” That shift captures the #YouthNTDsFellowship experience for Cohort 1: creating space for young professionals to learn, question, connect, and find their voice in the movement to #EndNTDs. 📅 Applications open: 15 Sept.
Cohort 1 of the #YouthNTDsFellowship helped young professionals build confidence, strengthen their leadership, & find new ways to contribute to #NTDsElimination. Now, Cohort 2 is on the way 🇹🇿 🇰🇪 📅 Applications open on 15 Sept. #YouthAgainstNTDs #BeatNTDs
A new chapter of the #YouthNTDsFellowship is about to begin 👩💻 Following the first cohort by One Health Society Tanzania, the fellowship is entering its next cohort with #GANE, creating opportunities for young leaders across Tanzania & Kenya. 📅 Applications open on 15 Sept. #BeatNTDs
📢 Deadline extended! There’s now ONE more week to submit an EOI for the FIG FGS Case Studies. Don’t miss the chance to have your work, lessons & approaches captured and contribute to wider learning. ⏰ Deadline, August 24. English: bit.ly/4wojlhy French: bit.ly/4wka49V #FGSchisto #EndFGS
Today's your last chance to submit an Expression of Interest for the FIG Country Case Studies Initiative. Help ensure valuable country experiences are shared across the global health community. 🔗 Submit via: English: bit.ly/4wojlhy French: bit.ly/4wka49V #FGSchisto #WomensHealth
Happy #InternationalYouthDay 🌍 Young people aren’t just the leaders of tomorrow—we’re changemakers today. Across #Africa, #youth are raising awareness, driving innovation and helping accelerate the fight to #EndNTDs. Invest in youth. Give us a seat at the table. Let us lead 💚 #YouthAgainstNTDs
FIG is looking for country experiences to develop into case studies that support advocacy, policy & programme learning. Submit your Expression of Interest via: English: bit.ly/4wojlhy French: bit.ly/4w2XyuR #FGSchisto #WomensHealth #BeatFGS
#GANE joined fellow stakeholders in the #NTDAdvocacy, Communication & Social Mobilization (ACSM) Technical Working Group Meeting, convened under the theme: "Strengthening Inclusive Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization for NTD Elimination in Kenya."
This #FathersDay, #GANE celebrates the father's and father figure's who lead by example, as they champion good health, promote safe hygiene practices, and support environments where children and communities can thrive. Happy Father's Day 💙 #EndTheNeglect #BeatNTDs
The #Ebola outbreak is a stark reminder that healthcare can't stop when crisis starts. When conflict escalates, disasters strike or disease outbreaks spread, people need healthcare they can rely on. Join our call for healthcare #InEveryCrisis 👉 healthyfutures.eaction.online/healthcarein...
📉 New UNAIDS data shows AIDS deaths and new HIV infections at their lowest in 30+ years. But after a year of funding cuts, HIV testing is down 22% and PrEP down 38%. The progress is real, the risk is too. 🔗Our response: https://ow.ly/AFcr50ZcaQp
By 2050, nearly 2 in 5 children globally will be African and on #DayoftheAfricanChild—children remain among the most disproportionately affected by #NTDs. This day is a reminder that advocacy must be matched with urgency & sustained action. #AfricanChild #EndTheNeglect
📢 Attention Researchers - need to make map showing data over time & location? But fed up having to waste time standardising basic data? IDDO Statistician Rhys Peploe has created a tool that could save you lots of time… #BeatNTDs #visualisations #ToolsForResearchers
Join our Human Rights Council side event as we explore how rights defenders can resist rising intimidation & safeguard equal access to health. 📅 Tuesday 16 June ⏰ 13:00 BST | 14:00 CET | 15:00 SAST 📍 Room IX at the Palais de Nations, Geneva | Online: http://bit.ly/4xvCdf8
Ahead of #DayOfTheAfricanChild, Moussa's story is a reminder that no child should experience ill health from a preventable and treatable disease. Learn how treatment helped him recover from #schistosomiasis and return to school. 👇 unlimithealth.org/news/a-simpl...
Climate change, urbanization, and travel are accelerating the spread of #Dengue. Children, the elderly, and those with health conditions face the highest risk. This #WorldDengueDay, we must unite to protect communities everywhere from this growing threat. #BeatNTDs
⚽ Developing a treatment isn’t a solo run. It’s a team effort. As the world gets ready to kick off the #Football World Cup tomorrow, we’re spotlighting a different kind of squad 👉the one it takes to develop life-saving medicines for people with neglected diseases. #FIFAWorldCup
#NTDs such as #Schistosomiasis, can hinder growth, contribute to malnutrition, & impair cognitive development, affecting a child’s ability to learn and thrive. At Siambe Primary School in Keiyo Ward, Trans Nzoia County, efforts are underway to change this narrative. 🧵👇
Unsafe food kills 1.5M people annually, per a new @who.int report. Children under 5 also face 3x the risk of illness. Crucially, new data now tracks lethal threats like Chagas disease. Learn more about the new estimates: https://bit.ly/4oggAeS #BeatNTDs
Unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, young children at highest risk
Children aged less than five years face almost three times the risk of illness from unsafe food than older children and adults, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organizati...
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Are you researching #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections #malaria #AMR or #NTDs? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/data-sharing #BeatNTDs
📅 Save the date: NNN SCH–STH webinar Join parts from the SCH & STH community for technical updates, shared learning and discussion. 🗓️ 11 June 2026 🎙️ WHO update on elimination validation 🇳🇬 Lessons from integrated delivery in Nigeria 📢 Steering Committee updates us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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