Resources
Events
19-30 January 2023
Campaign: All Against Hansen’s Disease
SBH-Sociedade Brasileira de Hansenologia, in partnership with the Technical Course in Nursing SENAC-Ribeirão Preto and the Municipality of Ribeirão Preto are hosting a campaign against Hansen’s disease. It will be held at the Settlement PDS da Barra (Sustainable Development Project), also known as Settlement Mário Lago, with educational activities and screening to survey suspected cases of Hansen’s Disease. About 3,000 people live there. Suspected cases of Hansen’s Disease will be referred to the Support Health Unit Dr. Luis Carlos Raya, in Ribeirão Preto-SP.
Campaign All Against Hansen’s Disease by SBH-Sociedade Brasileira de Hansenologia
Teahers and students from Technical Course in Nursing SENAC-Ribeirão Preto and the Municipality of Ribeirão PretoSão Paulo, Brazil, will be held at the Settlement “PDS da Barra” (Sustainable Development Project) with educational activities and screening to survey suspected cases of Hansen’s Disease.
Date: 19th – 30th January 2023
26 January 2023
Esquistosomiasis, situación global y riesgo local [Schistosomiasis, global situation and local risk]
Scientific session addressing global situation of schistosomiasis, challenges to reach the WHO road map goals, operational research, diagnostics development, situation in Europe and local risk of transmission in Spain.
Date: 26th January 2023
Time: 10:00-13:30
Jornada: Enfermedades tropicales desatendidas, cooperación en salud y farmacia solidaria»
Conference connecting small and large organizations developing actions in the fight against neglected diseases in low-income countries, in health issues and access to medicines, in order to promote cooperation for equality between professionals and university students.
Date: 26th January 2023
Time: 4:00pm
Location: Conference Hall of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain.
29 January 2023
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):
A new day to say ‘stop’ to neglected tropical diseases.
Date: 29-30th January and 4th February 2023
Location: The session will be organized in schools, universities, and churches.
For more info, please email: denisdanielemedi@gmail.com | slimp8212@gmail.com
30 January 2023
World NTD Day: Act Now, Act Together – Investing in Young African Researchers
Join us this World NTD Day in celebrating the first five years of the Small Grants Program and the accomplishments of young African scientists.
Date: 30th January 2023
Time: 9-10:15am EST
Molecular Medicine & Center for Clinical Translational Science Special Seminar
“Chagas Disease: Raising Awareness, Increasing Screening, and Improving Access to Treatment in Peru and the United States”
Time: 1:00 pm
Act now. Act together. Invest in neglected tropical diseases.
A webinar co-hosted by WHO and Uniting to Combat NTDs to celebrate World NTD Day.
Hear about the latest NTD data, progress made, and the mechanism to mobilise and track commitments for NTDs.
Date: 30th January 2023
Time: 14:00 CET
Link: https://crowdcomms-ltd.reg.crowdcomms.com/world-neglected-tropical-diseases-day-2023
Snack & talk about NTDs
Panel discussion with patients, researchers, field experts, clinicians and stakeholders as well as a picture exhibition about the NTD research of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine.
Date: 30th January 2023
Time: 5-8pm
Link: https://www.bnitm.de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/world-ntd-day-2023
De-Neglect NTDs Video Compilation
All-day event featuring the informative videos that De-Neglect has created on specific NTDs!
Date: 30th January 2023
Time: All-day event
Link:https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtrBRZ4ZmGIsB7v9o17Wp_jybdgdOMcPy
ICTC and World Extreme Medicine are co-hosting a live webinar highlighting efforts to reach Special Populations across the global trachoma program.
The webinar will present experiences from a range of geographical regions, represented by national and international stakeholders working to improve health equity and ensure that special populations, including indigenous and nomadic populations, refugees and internally displaced persons, can access trachoma interventions.
Date: 30th January 2023
Time: 6 am Melbourne / 2pm Atlanta/ 7pm London / 8pm Geneva / 10pm Addis Ababa and Kampala.
Learn more and Register: https://worldextrememedicine.com/extreme-medicine-courses/achieving-health-equity-lessons-from-the-global-trachoma-program/
Don’t Forgot Leprosy
The 24th world leprosy day in Ethiopia will be celebrated on 29 January 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the motto of Don’t Forgot Leprosy to keep the national and global effort towards to zero transmission, zero disability and Zero discrimination.
Date: 30th January 2023
More Info: The objective of the event is to bring attention of all concerned bodies in every circumstance to create free world with knowledge and to translate awareness into action. The activities planned to conduct during this event includes: panel discussion, public rally, convey of message through printing media (Magazine, poster, banner, T-shirt etc.. ) and electronic media (Radio and TV spot message.)
Series of events and campaigns – Tanzania
The Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Program (NTDCP) and partners are planning to increase awareness about NTDs control interventions to the public in the country, increase political leaders involvement, advocate for government resources and attract more partners to join efforts in fighting the NTDs in Tanzania. The programme will organize service provision with additional of media coverage:
1. Hydrocelectomy Services
Hydrocelectomy camp for 100 patients in Tanga city. Minister of Health will have the opportunity to visit the camp and talk to the patients operated. Minister of Health will handover surgical equipment’s and drugs for 300 patients in Muheza, Pangani and Mkinga Districts to Tanga Region Health Management Team on 30th Jan 2023.
2. Trachoma Surgeries
Trachoma surgical camps in Bahi and Chamwino Districts; Dodoma Region, Meru, Karatu and Longido Districts; Arusha Region, Kiteto and Simanjiro Districts; Manyara Region.
3. Health Education
Health education sessions on Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiases to primary school children.
Community awareness initiatives
To increase community awareness, Health Promotion activities will be conducted in collaboration with NTD program, Government Communication Unit – MOH, partners and stakeholders. This will include radio, social media and distribution of leaflets and posters.
30 January – 4 February 2023
Photo Exhibition: Forgotten health, pictures to remember NTDs, Central Civic Library, Turin
A press conference and photographic exhibition will be held in the Civic Library in Turin, Italy to draw attention to the impact of neglected tropical diseases in a non-endemic context such as the Italian one and the Piedmont Region.
Date: 30th January – 4th February 2023
Time: 9am-7pm
31 January 2023
G-FINDER Neglected Disease Report Launch
Date: 31st January 2023
Time: 13:30-14:30
9 March 2023
Global Health Access & Equity Issues in LMICs and HICs: Compare & Contrast.
On behalf of the Neglected Global Diseases Initiative (NGDI) at the University of British Columbia and the organizing committee, we would like to invite you to attend the symposium on Global Health Access & Equity Issues in LMICs and HICs: Compare & Contrast. Dr. Peter J. Hotez will be the guest speaker.
Date: 9th March 2023
Time: 3:00-7:00pm PST
Get Involved
Access starter ideas and resources to help your organization activate on World NTD Day
Light Up the World
Watch and participate as some of the world’s most iconic landmarks and monuments light up with World NTD Day branding on the evening of January 30th.
Fundraise
Launch a crowdfunding challenge to encourage your employees, community, family and friends to support communities affected by NTDs.
Partner with Corporates
Help raise awareness and money to beat NTDs through the power of CSR by partnering with like-minded companies and brands.
Engage Schools
Take advantage of World NTD Day to educate students about NTDs, encourage them to give back and create future ambassadors for the cause.
Activate Ambassadors
Engage influential voices to bring attention to the people and communities affected by NTDs through sports events, media opportunities and social media.