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Dr Jemish Acharya Shrestha

Vice-Chair 2022-2023

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Cross-cutting innovation in areas such as WASH and DMDI

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View the ILEP/NNN Guides on Stigma and Mental Wellbeing

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Enetia Madembo distributes pills in a public school in Vikuge, Tanzania, during mass drug administration through the USAID ENVISION project. The pills include Praziquantel and Albendazole. (Photo by Paul Jeffrey for IMA World Health)

Read the NNN toolkit for collecting stories in the field

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Image credit: Paul Jeffrey for IMA World Health

Melese Kitu (far right) is a 25-year-old Ethiopian trichiasis surgeon who works tirelessly to save rural and impoverished communities from succumbing to the advanced stages of trachoma. Along with his colleagues, Melese provides trichiasis surgical service for patients in Tagel, West Gojam Zone, Amhara.

Detailed resource guide for conflict and humanitarian emergencies

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Photo Credit: Mo Scarpelli for The END Fund (2016, Amhara, Ethiopia)

With over 90 members worldwide, the Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network (NNN) is a forum for partners working together to improve health for the world's poorest populations and build a brighter future for all people.

The NNN is built on partnerships: across diseases, between cross-cutting issues and with governments.

Cross-Cutting Groups

NNN has been uniquely positioned to identify common themes and develop cross-cutting approaches in many key areas, including WASH, Disease Management, Disability & Inclusion, and others.

Resources

Browse some of the resources created for NNN including handbooks, conference reports, reference websites and forms.

Members

The NTD NGO Network is made up of a broad range of NGOs that work across diseases, between cross-cutting issues and with governments to eliminate and control NTDs.

The BEST Framework

Read about a conceptual framework that includes all NTD interventions and encourages consistency and coherence across NTD programmes.

Our 2022 annual conference welcomed over 500 delegates from 52 countries in person in Kathmandu, Nepal and virtually, representing more than 170 civil society organisations, as well as governments, donors and the private sector. Access the conference report here.

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The NNN commits to #ActNow & Act Together to #BeatNTDs. #WorldNTDDay #100PercentCommitted https://t.co/9oos9ORTTJ

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In case you missed the @WHO @CombatNTDs webinar on #WorldNTDDay, you can now watch it in full! Act now. Act together. Invest in Neglected Tropical Diseases. #BeatNTDs https://t.co/QSrak06JPq

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RT @washfid: "People should not have to suffer from diseases that can be easily treated or prevented." Insightful quote from @girijasankar06, chair of @NTD_NGOs to mark #WorldNTDDay2023. #ActNow #ActTogether. https://t.co/HWbj2ZgxRw

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RT @TheENDFund: Yesterday, #WorldNTDDay, we partnered up with @WHO and @RLMglobalhealth to showcase Reframing Neglect, a photo series directed by @aidamuluneh. The series features photographers from 6 different countries in Africa where NTDs continue to carry a heavy burden. https://t.co/j9lHrfDy8K

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RT @sci_ntds: Sam Mayer of @TheENDFund shares what is needed to increase investment in NTDs: ✅robust data, including on return-on-investment ✅strong and dignified storytelling on the reality of NTDs as well as what can be achieved. Investors need to know we can #beatNTDs. #WorldNTDDay https://t.co/TjfUj2WXEi

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RT @Eisai_SDGs: Please watch a message from Dr. Ibrahima Socé Fall @SoceFallBirima, Director of the Department of Control of #NTDs @WHO for an event “Roadmap for SDGs achievement and NTDs elimination” held in #Japan on #WorldNTDDay. He emphasized the importance of the NTD elimination. Part 1 https://t.co/6tokk9k015

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RT @COR_NTD: In celebration of World NTD Day, @COR_NTD and our partners and donors @arntd_org @USAIDGH and @FCDOHealthRes are pleased to share with you stories from the young African awardees of the Small Grants Program. https://t.co/IY9LAcGDBL https://t.co/2QHy3TF5XK

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RT @ZeroLeprosy: We are excited about the launch of GONE, the Global #Onchocerciasis Network for Elimination, established by @WHO. Partnerships are key to disease elimination. Together we can #EndOncho and #BeatNTDs. https://t.co/Ij2sflJBLc

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RT @STHCoalition: This #WorldNTDDay 2023, the STH Coalition commits to convene partners globally to collaborate, generate evidence, and affect policy, to end intestinal worm infections & their impact on communities worldwide #BeatNTDs #100percentCommitted #sth https://t.co/kFrExMdcoS

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RT @TrachomaControl: NTDs cannot been seen as standalone programs. They must be seen as components of the public health system - Margaret Gyapong, University of Health and Allied Sciences, talks about the importance of integration and country ownership to achieve #NTDroadmap2030 targets. #WorldNTDDay https://t.co/EAjZtbOVcs

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RT @drclstbg: Our work needs to start with and include the communities which are impacted by these diseases - @AparnaSrikantam talked eloquently about the importance of why investment in #NTDs is critical https://t.co/IU969rgXCL

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RT @drclstbg: Dr Socé Fall, the new director, both paying tribute to Mwele and also urging us to work together to fulfil her legacy and reach our 2030 road map targets. #BeatNTDs #WorldNTDDay https://t.co/GKgtZvdgc3

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With over 90 members worldwide, the Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network (NNN) is a forum for partners working together to improve health for the world's poorest populations and build a brighter future for all people.

The NNN is built on partnerships: across diseases, between cross-cutting issues and with governments.

Cross-Cutting Groups

Resources

Members

The BEST Framework

Our 2022 annual conference welcomed over 500 delegates from 52 countries in person in Kathmandu, Nepal and virtually, representing more than 170 civil society organisations, as well as governments, donors and the private sector. Access the conference report here.

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