Wave of Celebrity Support Boosts Global Effort to Eliminate Seven Diseases by 2020
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END7 campaign fights treatable Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) that infect more than 1 billion people
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Despite Strong Economic Growth, Neglected Tropical Diseases Remain a Barrier for Human Development in Nigeria
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—July 31, 2012—Today, the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases published a comprehensive report showcasing the high burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria. The paper’s authors, Drs. Peter Hotez, Oluwatoyin Asojo and Adekunle Adesina, found that despite Nigeria’s recent economic growth, progress in human development areas such as public health have lagged, contributing to high rates of NTDs in the country.
Experts to discuss control, elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Accra, June 22, GNA – More than 100 experts, policy makers and heath leaders will gather in Accra from June 25-27 to discuss ways of scaling up interventions to control or eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the Africa Region of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
President John A. Kufuor Appointed Advocate for Neglected Tropical Disease Control
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Former president of Ghana joins forces with the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases to eliminate diseases of poverty
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2012—Today, the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (Global Network), a major initiative of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, announced President John A. Kufuor as the organization’s new neglected tropical disease (NTD) Special Envoy. The collaboration was announced at a luncheon hosted by the Global Network and the African Union to honor the former Ghanian president for his political and humanitarian achievements in Africa and throughout the world.
Tom Felton Becomes Newest END7 Campaign Ambassador
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“Harry Potter” star joins global effort to eliminate seven diseases by 2020
LONDON, April 12, 2012 – British actor Tom Felton is calling on his fans to join him in the fight to eliminate seven neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2020. As an ambassador for the END7 campaign, Felton is helping to raise public awareness about these devastating diseases of poverty that infect one in six people worldwide, including 500 million children.
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