Location: Yaounde, Cameroon
Type of event: Creative content development (e.g., art, video, visuals, stories, multimedia)
Description: We will launch the ATLAS of Schistosomiasis and STH transmission in Cameroon. The first ever detailed Atlas with various disease distribution maps that will guide the Ministry of Health and Partners in the fight against these NTDs.
For more information: www.ntdmaps.org
In Dakar, Senegal, not-for-profit organization Speak Up Africa joins the Youssou Ndour Foundation, Social Change Factory and the Civil Society says No to NTD Network, to host a video screening and panel discussion to raise awareness on NTDs and engage Senegalese youth in the fight to eliminate these diseases.
We elected to promote the day on all social media platforms that we are listed on and we encountered numerous likes and comments.
On World NTD Day, IVI shared posts on social media and its website, highlighting our work on Schistosomaisis and encouraging leaders to invest in vaccine development for neglected diseases.