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Unlimit Health pledges continued commitment to elimination of neglected tropical diseases

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Why donating to deworming programmes is a worthwhile investment

For the past few years, the ‘Worms Wars’ have taken centre stage in a heated policy debate over the effectiveness of mass-treatment for parasitic worm infections, specifically soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis.

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World Health Day 2022 – Our Planet, Our Health

Are we able to reimagine a world where clean air, water and food are available to all? Where economies are focused on health and well-being? Where cities are liveable and people have control over their health and the health of the planet?”

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Shining a light on the most neglected gynaecological condition this International Women’s Day

Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) affects 56 million women and girls across Africa. The disease is entirely preventable but if infection occurs and appropriate treatment is not provided, it can lead to various complications such as bleeding during or after sexual intercourse, genital lesions, cancer, and infertility

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Resourcing schistosomiasis elimination – changing the rules of the game

Last month, the new WHO guidelines on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis were launched. This guidance represents the first crucial step in reaching elimination of schistosomiasis by 2030 as outlined in the WHO NTD road map.

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Turning the ambition of elimination into reality – new WHO guidelines for schistosomiasis

Today, the World Health Organization has released new guidelines on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis. The guidelines provide six evidence-based recommendations to endemic countries for their efforts in eliminating morbidity and interrupting transmission

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In Memoriam – Dr Mwele Ntuli Malecela

SCI Foundation is greatly saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr Mwele Ntuli Malecela, Director of the Department for Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization, and observer to the SCI Foundation Board of Trustees.

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If neglected tropical diseases aren’t prioritised, achieving health equity remains impossible

A mother and her daughter remain safe at home during a COVID-19 lockdown in Ambohimiadana village, Madagascar. Credit: Viviane Rakotoarivony/End Fund/SCI Foundation

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“Progress is impossible without change” – our priorities for the year ahead

Change is constantly present in our lives, but we would all be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed by the pace and magnitude of change over the past few years. At SCI Foundation, however, we have tried to stay mindful of the fact that, in the words of George Bernard Shaw, “progress is impossible without change”; we are therefore committed to using this period of turbulence to catalyse progress towards our mission and goals.

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