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Dr. Neeraj Mistry to speak at ECOSOC event: “Partnering for innovative solutions for sustainable development”

Submitted by Sabin Admin on Thu, 04/11/2013 - 17:01

Later this month Dr. Neeraj Mistry, Managing Director of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, will be participating in a special Partnerships Clinic organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) titled "Innovative partnerships to address research and treatments for Neglected Tropical Diseases." The Clinic is being help as part of the larger UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) event titled "Partnering for innovating solutions for sustainable development."

When: 3:00 to 5:00 pm, 24 April 2013

ABC News Tweet Chat on NTDs

Submitted by Sabin Admin on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 16:24

Neglected tropical diseases were today’s featured topic for ABC News’ weekly health “tweet chat”. ABC’s chief medial correspondent, Dr. Richard Besser hosted the chat and posed various questions and conversation topics to participants about NTDs. Sabin President Dr. Peter Hotez and Global Network Managing Director Dr. Neeraj Mistry also participated.

Peter Hotez for Foreign Policy: The Disease Next Door

Submitted by Sabin Admin on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 16:20

They're probably the most important diseases you've never heard of -- causing everything from greusome limb disfigurement and skin sores to bladder and liver cancers to neurological damage -- and they're practically ubiquitous among world's poorest people. Typically, such infections last for years or even decades, causing chronic and permanent disabilities such as stunted growth and intellectual developments in children; blindness, heart disease, and disfigurement of adults; and pregnancy complications that can result in severe disease in both newborns and their mothers.

Impatient Optimists: How to Shock a Celebrity (And Other Useful Advocacy Tips)

Submitted by Sabin Admin on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 09:06

Asking people to care about NTDs takes more than just one video. But it’s a great start to a movement that could help control and eliminate the scourge of these devastating diseases for millions of people by 2020, a goal that is within our reach and which could lead to broader success with other global health priorities.

Read the full article on Impatient Optimists.

NBC News: Scientists use smart phones to get the poop on worm infestations

Submitted by Sabin Admin on Tue, 03/12/2013 - 15:51

By Maggie Fox, Senior Writer, NBC News

A cheap lens, flashlight and a little plastic wrap can turn a smart phone into a field microscope to test children for intestinal worms, researchers reported on Monday.

Microscopes are scarce in the countries where doctors often need them the most to figure out if children -- and often adults, too --are infested with worms that can cause anemia, stunt growth and cause other health problems.

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