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The World Health Organization (WHO) global progress report on NTDs shared in today's World Health Assembly indicates that 89.1million people affected by schistosomiasis received treatment in 2022. More needs to be done, but we are proud of our progress.

A major review led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted an urgent need for research to better understand the effects of climate change on and , and build effective mitigation strategies.

Read more on this new research: https://www.who.int/news/item/22-05-2024-new-research-flags-the-urgent-need-for-research-and-evidence-on-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-neglected-tropical-diseases-and-malaria

❤️ We loved looking through all the entries to our poster competition, aimed at shining a light on neglected tropical diseases.

They were fantastic and served as an important reminder of how art has the power to raise awareness about issues people may not be aware of. 🎨

🏆 Thank you to The Week Junior for featuring Martha's design, one of the worthy winners!

In Uganda, Village Health Teams are a key part of distributing medicines throughout communities to help tackle schistosomiasis. Learn how, in 2023/24, we supported the delivery of 639,107 treatments for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: https://unlimithealth.org/where-we-work/uganda/

In 2023/24, we supported the Ugandan Ministry of Health in delivering 639,107 treatments for people affected by parasitic disease.

From collaboration as part of the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium to community-led water and sanitation projects, you can learn about our work in Uganda here: https://unlimithealth.org/where-we-work/uganda/

🎬 We collaborated with Nuits Balnéaires, a visual artist in Côte d’Ivoire, and have jointly won a CharityComms Inspiring Communicator Award! The award was for the Big Give campaign about our work with the Ivorian Ministry of Health on female ge***al (FGS).

Read more about the collaboration and watch the video ⬇️
https://unlimithealth.org/news/unlimit-health-and-visual-artist-nuit-balneaires-win-inspiring-communicator-award/

🌟 Happy ! Let's talk about the incredible innovation happening in the fight against schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths by Unlimit Health ⏩

Learn more about our work at https://unlimithealth.org/

Why do some people take treatment but others decline?
How are treatment programmes received?
How can drug distribution be improved?
Is treatment distributed equitably?

One of the biggest challenges in tackling parasitic worm infections is that they affect the most marginalised and hard to reach people. How do we make sure that treatment reaches the those most in need?

This interactive story illustrates how using tools such as coverage evaluation surveys (CES) enables us to assess aspects of a treatment programme’s process, performance, and messaging.

Our work alongside ministries of health allows us to review these elements on a regular basis, providing opportunities to improve treatment programmes.

Read the story: https://unlimithealth.org/news/refining-deworming-treatment-campaigns-an-interactive-exploration/

🚺 Women pursuing a career in science face hurdles and systemic inequalities. To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science we had a conversation with Sylviane Mharisoa, an entomologist with a passion for mosquitoes and vector-borne disease research in Madagascar.

Read the Q&A with Sylviane: https://unlimithealth.org/news/qa-with-sylviane-miharisoa-research-technician-in-madagascar/

📣 Can you craft the right message for the right audience, help us build stronger connections with existing supporters, and help us reach and inspire new donors and supporters?

Come and work with us!

More information: https://unlimithealth.org/jobs/

We were very happy to welcome our poster competition winners to a special event in parliament on World NTD Day! The event aimed to highlight among MPs the importance and impact of addressing neglected tropical diseases within the context of global health, what it will take to eliminate them, and the impact they have on women and girls.

Thank you so much to all our competition entrants for their insightful and creative entries, and for helping us shine a light on NTDs! 🎨 👏 You can read about the winners and see all the entries here https://unlimithealth.org/world-ntd-day-poster-competition-results/

Parasitic diseases affect the most marginalised communities, often in remote and difficult to access locations. Mass deworming campaigns are one way to guarantee the right of all people to live a healthy life.

The principle of universal health coverage (UHC), according to the World Health Organization (WHO) definition, means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship.

Check out the interactive storymap about how we're supporting ministries of health in affected countries to do just that: https://unlimithealth.org/news/the-link-between-de-worming-and-universal-health-coverage/

No one should have to face parasitic disease alone. Stigma and lack of services mean women often get no support - you can help ensure they get access to preventive care & treatment.

Donate today, and it will be doubled.

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002RXt3HAAT

She is Seen - a Big Give campaign.

Look at the incredible progress we've made together 🌟 Thanks to your support, we've raised £68,366 for the Big Give She is Seen campaign so far.

Double your impact and help us reach our target of £100,000 - every donation counts!

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002RXt3HAAT

Stigma and lack of services shouldn't keep women's health issues in the shadows. The She is Seen Big Give campaign aims to provide health education and preventive treatment for female ge***al schistosomiasis to 140,000 women in Côte d'Ivoire.

💰 Everything donated will be DOUBLED!

https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002RXt3HAAT

As many as 3.8 million young women in Côte d’Ivoire are at risk of a parasitic infection which can lead to infertility and a four-fold increase in the risk of HIV.

Female ge***al schistosomiasis (FGS) is caused by the Schistosoma haematobium parasite, which is found exclusively on the African continent.

Infection occurs following contact with contaminated water when the parasite’s eggs cause damage to a woman’s reproductive organs.

However, lack of knowledge among communities and health workers leads to misdiagnosis of FGS as a sexually transmitted infection.

This brings stigma and stops women seeking help.

Read more about FGS https://unlimithealth.org/ntds/female-ge***al-schistosomiasis/

This is a small snapshot of our activity last year. For information on training, treatments, policy, research, monitoring & evaluation and all the numbers, head to our annual report ⬇️

https://issuu.com/unlimithealth.org/docs/unlimit_health_annual_report_final

Like all teachers, Kombo Sheha Rashid from Zanzibar doesn't just teach. He also plays a critical role during mass drug administration campaigns against schistosomiasis and neglected tropical diseases, which often take place in schools.

Zanzibar is very close to reaching elimination of schistosomiasis, and we're working closely with the Ministry of Health to achieve this goal.

Happy Teachers Day to teachers everywhere!

📣 Come and work with us! We're hiring for four roles:

Technical Advisor: Access (12m contract)
Senior Technical Advisor: Biostatistics
Senior HR Advisor
Technical Officer

More details: https://unlimithealth.org/jobs/

The usual toilet solutions don’t work in slums. Rémi Kaupp talks us through an eco-friendly, sustainable, affordable alternative with a lot of potential 🙌🚽💩💧

🎧 Listen:

Can we flush and forget? Rémi Kaupp, Executive Director at the Container Based Sanitation Alliance (CBSA), sheds light on the ‘flush and forget’ mentality and provides concrete examples as to why we should care about what hap

Young people are the group most affected by . Is there enough awareness-raising in urban areas, where young people and policymakers are?

🎧 Listen to our chat with , founder of :

Young people in the fight against neglected tropical diseases Gerald Chirinda, Founder of Youth Combating NTDs and the Future Africa Forum speaks about the role of young people and their important contribution in the fight against NTDs.

Happy Africa Day! Join us in celebrating the work of ministries of health, and the government officials and health workers who dedicate their lives to in Africa and beyond 🌍🤝

What did we get up to last year?

🐌 33.8 million treatments
🪱 28 million treatments
👥 52.2 million people reached
📋 Surveys covering 13,927 households and 30,554 people
🤝 1 Investors in People award
🧐 1 IRO status

📖 https://unlimithealth.org/about/our-impact/

Our impact - Unlimit Health Measuring the impact of schistosomiasis treatment looks at the delivery across different countries and the cost-effectiveness of our work.

Wishing a happy Easter to all those who celebrate!

We asked our competition entrants from World NTD Day to capture what health means to them, and we love the results! 🎨 🖌️

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