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Zero Pauvre Afrique (ZPA)
Zero Poor Africa (ZPA) will carry out two major activities to celebrate World NTD Day in Guinea and around the world.
Zero Poor Africa (ZPA) will carry out two major activities to celebrate World NTD Day in Guinea and around the world.
We offer two main activities for the celebration of this day: a. Media communication day on MTN 01/29/2020 which will consist of awareness raising programs on preventive measures against NTDs through a synergy of our 30 media already partners (2 hour interactive program with an expert on MTN to broadcast simultaneously on partner radios and televisions);
We are planning the following activities to impact the further spread of NTDs : 1. Community training programme focusing on the eve of world NTD day for prevention of NTD. The intended participants will be community leaders from different slums of Patna. The objective is to sensitize the community influencer and creation of pressure group on concerned government department.
To celebrate World NTD day, IUETSPC-ULL is hosting a “NTD Education and Awareness Day”.
We will have a meeting in the hospital to talk about the projects in which we work on neglected diseases. One of our students will also talk about the training given in the university.
The Ministry Health Zambia joins the globe to mark the inaugural World NTDs Day on January 30, 2020 alongside various cooperating partners under the customised theme: ‘#beatNTDs for Good. Leaving No One Behind’ through heightened awareness and community engagement. Activities will range from conventional media discussions, school debates, social media campaign, identifying NTD fight Ambassadors and research findings dissemination. In addition, the Ministry will be screening, administering drugs and holding exhibitions. Traditional and Religious leaders will be engaged in a bid to ensure they understand impact of NTDs in the community.
Global Webinar: Understanding the Gender Dimensions of Neglected Tropical Diseases. An international panel will discuss the importance of sex, gender and their intersection with other social determinants of health in tackling NTDs.
In partnership with the NTD control programme unit in Ekiti State, Nigeria, we are aiming to sensitize the entire state about NTDs, and the existing prevention, control and treatment options. The activities will also create a platform of introducing the need for research and continuous advocacy to members of the state.
PLOS NTDs will post a Q&A post, featuring our EiCs answering questions from the research community, and publish an Editorial article on this event.
On the first ever World NTD Day, learn about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) which threaten 1.6 billion people living in the poorest and most marginalized communities worldwide and join us for a panel discussion with global health practitioners from The Task Force for Global Health, The Carter Center and RTI International, discussing why they are passionate about eliminating NTDs and why would should be too!