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Replenishing Hope: The Time for Country-Led Integration Is Now

Replenishing Hope: The Time for Country-Led Integration Is Now Time to Integrate There are just five years to go to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, the World Health Organization (WHO) Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Roadmap 2030, the 2016-2030 Global Technical Strategy for Malaria, and the Immunization Agenda 2030. These goals have become even more challenging […]

Now, more than ever, it’s time to address the neglect of female genital schistosomiasis

Now, more than ever, it’s time to address the neglect of female genital schistosomiasis Abstract Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) remains a neglected sexual and reproductive health (SRH) condition, predominantly affecting women and girls in sub‐Saharan Africa. Infection with Schistosoma haematobium, resulting in trapped parasite eggs in the genital tract, causes lesions that mimic sexually transmitted […]

Decolonizing infectious disease programs: A mixed methods analysis of a novel multi-country virtual training for Female Genital Schistosomiasis

Decolonizing infectious disease programs: A mixed methods analysis of a novel multi-country virtual training for Female Genital Schistosomiasis Abstract   Existing medical curricula and continuing professional development for infectious diseases have been largely driven by materials from higher-income countries and exclude teaching about FGS. In 2023, The Geneva Learning Foundation’s peer learning-to-action model was used […]

Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target

Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target Abstract Abstract This document provides a summary of guidance developed for national programmes on conducting serosurveys to assess yaws transmission status, with the objective of confirming yaws seroprevalence below 1% at each of three serosurveys […]

Acceptability and feasibility of integrating female genital schistosomiasis and sexual and reproductive health interventions in Kenya: A demonstration study

Acceptability and feasibility of integrating female genital schistosomiasis and sexual and reproductive health interventions in Kenya: A demonstration study Abstract Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected gynaecological condition that is a manifestation of chronic urogenital schistosomiasis. This disease has significant implications for the reproductive health and overall well-being of women and girls, especially in […]

Fixed-dose ivermectin for Mass Drug Administration: Is it time to leave the dose pole behind? Insights from an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

Fixed-dose ivermectin for Mass Drug Administration: Is it time to leave the dose pole behind? Insights from an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis Author summary Ivermectin is an essential drug with proven safety and effectiveness against several parasitic infections. It plays a key role in Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programs targeting prevalent Neglected Tropical Diseases. Currently, […]

Towards a sustainable model for a digital learning network in support of the Immunization Agenda 2030 -a mixed methods study with a transdisciplinary component

Towards a sustainable model for a digital learning network in support of the Immunization Agenda 2030 -a mixed methods study with a transdisciplinary component Abstract The Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) has been endorsed at the World Health Assembly as the world’s strategy for immunization. The Movement for IA2030 is a voluntary collective of immunization practitioners, […]

Identifying WHO global priority endemic pathogens for vaccine research and development (R&D) using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA): an objective of the Immunization Agenda 2030

Identifying WHO global priority endemic pathogens for vaccine research and development (R&D) using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA): an objective of the Immunization Agenda 2030 Background To date, global priorities for new vaccine R&D have not been systematically identified for endemic pathogens. As part of Immunisation Agenda 2030 (IA2030), we have systematically identified priority endemic pathogens […]

Presentation at Pacific Regional COR-NTD Meeting, Brisbane 2024- “Multi-level integration: The PINE project experience in PNG and Vanuatu”

Presentation at Pacific Regional COR-NTD Meeting, Brisbane 2024- “Multi-level integration: The PINE project experience in PNG and Vanuatu” Multi-level integration: The PINE project experience in PNG and Vanuatu Presentation by Julie Jacobson, MD, DTM&H, FASTMH COR-NTD Pacific Regional Meeting, Brisbane, Australia September 2024 Download Share this: Discover our Resource Library Find more resources beyond the […]

Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 Case Studies and Reports on Zenodo

Towards a sustainable model for a digital learning network in support of the Immunization Agenda 2030 -a mixed methods study with a transdisciplinary component – Duplicate – [#1326] This is the CERN-based repository for the Knowledge-to-Action Hub of the Movement for Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030). Learn more about the Hub… Learn more about the Movement… The Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) is […]