The WHO Joint Application Package is submitted to WHO by countries applying for donated medicines for Mass Drug Administration to control and/or eliminate lymphatic
Preventive chemotherapy – one of the interventions deployed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat at least five Neglected Tropical Diseases – involves
This paper compiles examples from eighteen countries to summarize emerging successes and challenges in the coordination of WASH and NTD programs. Click the bar
Lymphatic filiarias, or LF, has been eliminated as a public health problem in two states in Nigeria—Plateau and Nasarawa—thanks to a collaborative effort led
Update (please see page 618) to the WHO’s Weekly Epidemiological Record recording the progress made in the Americas toward elimination of onchocerciasis. WHO, October
This webinar explains the WHO process for validating elimination of LF as a public health problem and provides examples of developing the dossier. Webinar:
Common diagnostic tools and methods used to “map” disease (determine which populations need treatment and other public health interventions to reduce transmission) and conduct
Reaching the diverse groups that make up urban populations requires careful planning of different tailored approaches and often additional resources. Technical Brief: Envision, June
Brief overview of Fixed Obligation Grants (FOGs), a contractual mechanism used by the project to fund local NTD control program activities. Country experiences are
In October 2012, The Mectizan Donation Program celebrated its 25th anniversary with NGDO Partner The Carter Center at The Carter Center in Atlanta. The
