🙌MENTOR Programme Manager Xavier Badia Xavier Badia speaking at the ISNTD #WHA77 side event on 'Harnessing #dengue & other arboviruses in a challenging world: a gateway to international cooperation in global health threats'

Dr Isabela Ribeiro, Viral Diseases Cluster Director for Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, explored #dengue in Africa describing there to be “a need to for research to fill these knowledge gaps”. #WHA77

📢The MENTOR Initiative is looking for an experienced Country Director! For more information 👉linkedin.com/jobs/view/3930…

The war in #Gaza is a war on children, with a higher child fatality rate than any conflict in the last 20 years.

'It’s beyond belief that the world is allowing this to continue,' said Dr. Margaret Harris, World Health Organization (WHO) Spokesperson.

The attack on Gaza’s children must stop.

Renewed attacks by non-state armed groups in Cabo Delgado, #Mozambique are forcing an increasing number of people to flee their homes.
Since February, escalating violence has displaced more than 75,000 people. How we are supporting, with UNICEF 👉shorturl.at/YclYQ

Looking forward to it! 🙌

A rise in conflict, including in Sudan & Gaza, has led to a historic level of displacement.

The NEW report from IDMC shows that 75.9 million people were uprooted in 2023, the largest internal displacement figure ever recorded. #GRID2024
Read: internal-displacement.org/global-report/…

We looking forward to joining you at this important event and addressing the growing threat and spread of these #diseases
#dengue #chikungunya #YellowFever
ISNTD

In #Sudan :
'Hundreds of people have died in recent months from acute #malnutrition , women have had miscarriages, and scores of #malaria cases are being registered every day.'
theguardian.com/global-develop…

The MENTOR Initiative et IPB unissent leurs connaissances pour lutter contre le paludisme et les maladies vectorielles avec des méthodes innovantes pour des solutions durables contre les maladies infectieuses et renforcer la compréhension de la résistance aux agents pathogènes. Yap Boum

Rafah: a city of children.

Hundreds of thousands of them are sick, living with disabilities, malnourished or traumatized.

The children of Gaza need a ceasefire NOW.

'This morning is one of the darkest in this seven-month long nightmare. Now we see the beginning of a military incursion. Rafah is in the crosshairs.'
- UN Humanitarian

'Aid must flow. Hostages must be freed. #Rafah must not be invaded. Children must stop being killed.'
- UNICEF

📢 Out now: World Health Organization (WHO) Global report on neglected tropical diseases ( #NTDs ) 2024
#BeatNTDs #EndTheNeglect
iris.who.int/handle/10665/3…

Amidst escalating violence in El Fasher, Sudan, we are seeing a malnutrition crisis in Zamzam camp. Our teams have screened 63,000 people - children and pregnant & breastfeeding women...

🔴 The results are catastrophic - a third of children under 5 are malnourished in Zamzam...

“Governments, research institutions and funding organisations must keep their foot on the accelerator to continue fostering novel interventions and treatments to maintain a robust #malaria pipeline for the future...If we don’t, this disease can thrive again.” - Malaria No More

How the conflict in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique is impacting the 2030 NTD Elimination Targets? The focus on conflict settings should be a priority not to leave anyone behind. #beatNTDs Louise Kelly-Hope The MENTOR Initiative

PLOS NTDs
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Sérgio Lopes & Adrian Connelly of the The MENTOR Initiative signed the Declaration saying: 'The Mentor Initiative is proud to join this important global movement & contribute to the control & elimination of NTDs. We are dedicated to actively engage with communities affected by NTDs.'
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Community health workers took part in #WorldMalariaDay yesterday in Paoua, Central African Republic with a play and games to raise awareness, as well as screening and managing #malaria cases. Supported by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. #EndMalaria

On #WorldMalariaDay we celebrate all those dedicated to tackling #malaria and helping to save lives! 🙌 Our teams face many challenges to deliver this work, such as Manuel in #Angola . Read how he deals with flooding, broken bikes & wild animals shorturl.at/dpHQU
#EndMalaria

MENTOR community health workers marching in Alindao, Central African Republic on World Malaria Day, distributing information and playing games to raise awareness of #malaria . Support by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
#WorldMalariaDay #EndMalaria #CommunityHealthWorkers 🦟