Initiative will: Leverage the donation of 50 million doses of an essential medicine to at-risk young children and adults in sub-Saharan Africa, where the burden of intestinal worms is high Unlock match funding from private philanthropists, enabling greater investments in capacity building and health systems strengthening Ensure sustainable on-the-ground efforts...
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Speak Up Africa, Basketball African League, Ecobank Group, Tongoro, Observateur Ebene, Fatou Guinea, the No to NTDs Civil Society Network, African journalists and RBS Crew take action to end Neglected Tropical Diseases DAKAR, Senegal, February 1st, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On the second ever World NTD Day, spearheaded by policy and...
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Additional 8 million tablets of praziquantel per year for the treatment of adults Donation supports Rwanda’s strategic plan to eliminate schistosomiasis and other Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) by 2024 NAIROBI, Kenya, January 29, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The END Fund, a private philanthropic initiative solely dedicated to ending the five...
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By Warren Lancaster, Programs Consultant, the END Fund NAIROBI, Kenya, 29 January 2021, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- In these unprecedented times, parents and children have become quite familiar with the sudden reality of not being able to go to school or interact with their teachers. Furthermore, there are growing...
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Source: MERCK - Jan 29, 2021
Merck hosts online workshop for the development of innovative awareness raising tools for bilharzia in Kenya. Conclusion of the Storytelling Lab coincides with the second World Neglected Tropical Disease Day on January 30th. The most promising solution will be implemented through a 10.000 USD grant provided by Merck. NAIROBI, Kenya,...
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GENEVA, Switzerland, January 28, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-A new World Health Organization (WHO) road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) proposes ambitious targets and innovative approaches to tackle 20 diseases which affect more than a billion mainly poor people and which thrive in areas where access to quality health services,...
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The Home Appliances giant has broadened the partnership to include the Manchester City Women’s team and New York City Football Club SINGAPORE, January 28, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Midea, one of the world’s leading home appliance producers, has announced its global partnership expansion with City Football Group. Midea’s relationship with...
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MEDIA ADVISORY LAGOS, Nigeria, 26, January, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On behalf of Amen Healthcare and Empowerment Foundation, we would like to invite the media to a roundtable on AMEN’s projects in Nigeria focused on ending neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through mass drugs administration, community engagement, and multi-sectoral involvement. This media roundtable will hold on Thursday, 28th January 2020 at 2pm (GMT+1)and also...
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