All past events/information related to NTD
2011
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16 December 2011 | Geneva
Managing morbidity and preventing disability in the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: WHO Position Statement.Weekly Epidemiological Record N°51/52, 2011, 86:581–588 | More -
11 December 2011 | Geneva
WHO Informal Working Group on Echinococcosis (IWGE) on the occasion of the XXIV International Congress of Hydatidology, Urumqi, China, 17 September 2011. -
09 December 2011 | Geneva
Interagency Meeting on Planning the Prevention and Control of Neglected Zoonotic Diseases (NZDs), Geneva, 5–6 July 2011 -
08 December 2011 | Geneva
WHO and Gilead sign agreement for enhanced access to visceral leishmaniasis treatment. More -
08 December 2011 | Geneva
Report of the WHO Informal Working Group on cystic and alveolar echinococcosis surveillance, prevention and control, 22–23 June 2011 -
07 December 2011 | Geneva
Examining the Relationship between Urogenital Schistosomiasis and HIV Infection. PLoS NTDs: December 2011, Volume 5, Issue12, e1396. More -
06 December 2011 | Geneva
Risk for human African trypanosomiasis, Central Africa, 2000-2009. Study aims at developing a method to estimate and map the risk for sleeping sickness in 6 countries. -
05 December 2011 | Geneva
Mapping the foci of human African trypanosomiasis. -
03 November 2011 | Geneva
Buruli Ulcer. Recognize and act now! A guide for field health workers. | French | More -
02 November 2011 | Geneva
Assuring safety of Preventive chemotherapy interventions for the control of NTDs. -
01 November 2011 | Geneva
A recent paper on preventive chemotherapy (PC) attempts to describe in a comprehensive and cohesive manner the rationale for PC, the core intervention recommended by WHO for four main helminth infections. -
31 October 2011 | Geneva
Report of the Third conference on The Control of Neglected Zoonotic Diseases: "Community-based interventions for NZDs prevention and control". More -
22 October 2011 | Geneva
In memoriam Professor Robert Killick-Kendrick -
14 October 2011 | Geneva
First anniversary update of the report "Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases" -
5 October 2011 | Geneva
New funding bolsters global eradication of guinea-worm disease -
16 September 2011 | Geneva
"Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases", First WHO report on neglected tropical diseases receives highly commended British Medical Association Award. -
09 September 2011 | Geneva
WHO welcomes GSK support to fight intestinal worms in children -
26 August 2011 | Geneva
Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report on mass drug administration in 2010. Weekly Epidemiological Record N°35, 2011, 86:377–388. -
23 August 2011 | Geneva
New: Available on line. GPELF: Monitoring and epidemiological assessment of mass drug administration — A manual for national elimination programmes. -
12 August 2011 | Geneva
Monthly report on dracunculiasis cases, January — June 2011. Weekly Epidemiological Record N°33, 2011, 86:353–364. -
5 August 2011 | Geneva
Obituary, Dr Likezo Mubila -
28 July 2011 | Zanzibar
Launching of the programme for elimination of schistosomiasis transmission from Zanzibar -
25 July 2011 | South Africa
Celebrating one year without a reported human case of rabies in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa -
20 July 2011 | Geneva
Celebrated Argentine painter donates artwork to create visibility about Chagas disease. -
11 July 2011 | Boston
An international meeting dedicated to eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISID-NTD) 2011. Scientific program. -
25 June 2011 | Geneva
WHO Informal Consultation on echinococcosis recommends vaccination of animals to prevent human transmission. -
23 June 2011 | Geneva
Now available in Russian the 2004 joint WHO/UNICEF publication entitled: "How to add deworming to vitamin A distribution".
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17 June 2011 | Geneva
Soil-transmitted helminthiases: estimates of the number of children needing preventive chemotherapy and number treated, 2009. Weekly Epidemiological Record, N°25, 2011, 86:257–268. -
14 June 2011 | Geneva
Dracunculiasis global eradication campaign: Current situation -
06 June 2011 | Geneva
Guidelines for monitoring the durability of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets under operational conditions aims at assisting national vector-borne disease control programmes and other agencies in monitoring durability of long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets under operational conditions. This is a joint NTD/GMP publication. More -
06 June 2011 | Geneva
Students from the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies visiting WHO’s Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases -
01 June 2011 | Geneva
The Washington-based Institute of Medicine (IOM) has released a report on "The Causes and Impacts of Neglected Tropical and Zoonotic Diseases: Opportunities for Integrated Intervention Strategies". More on IOM -
25 May 2011 | Geneva
World Health Assembly (WHA) 64 ends. Calls for an annual report on status of eradicating dracunculiasis. -
23 May 2011 | Geneva
New cases of human African trypanosomiasis continue to drop. Decline strengthens prospects for elimination. -
16 May 2011 | Geneva
"Never forget people" - Dr Margaret Chan's message to health officials attending the 64th World Health Assembly. Neglected tropical diseases: "Support for these diseases has increased exponentially, measured most especially in massive drug donations from both traditional and newly supportive pharmaceutical companies. -
05 May 2011 | Geneva
Obituary Professor Gustavo Kourí Flores -
16 Apr. 2011 | Geneva
In memoriam Dr Isabel Minguez tudela -
01 Apr. 2011 | S. Africa
Official launch of a rabies elimination programme funded by the Gates Foundation and coordinated by WHO. -
01 Apr. 2011 | Geneva
Elimination of suffering due to schistosomiasis is possible – WHO calls for concerted intensified action. -
31 Mar. 2011 | Geneva
Assessment of the anthelmintic efficacy of albendazole in school children in seven countries where soil-transmitted helminths are endemic. More -
25 Mar. 2011 | Geneva
The EFINTD calls for Proposals for Junior Fellowships commencing April 2012 -
17 Mar. 2011 | Colombo
Sri Lanka: Dengue deaths declining. For the first time in two years reports of dengue fatalities and infections in Sri Lanka are falling. More -
11 Mar. 2011 | Geneva
Dracunculiasis: WHO upbeat about eradicating dracunculiasis. Reiterates call for stricter surveillance and instant case-reporting.
Audio summary–Dracunculiasis, 00:06:30 [mp3 3.37Mb]
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08 Mar. 2011 | Geneva
WHO–sanofi-aventis partnership: extension of agreement to combat human African trypanosomiasis, Buruli ulcer, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and yaws. -
08 Mar. 2011 | Geneva
The Immunological Basis for Immunization Series: Module 17 - Rabies. -
07 Mar. 2011 | Geneva
WHO signs agreement with Bayer extending donation of medicine to fight Chagas disease -
01 Mar. 2011 | Geneva
Report of the WHO Expert Consultation on Foodborne Trematode Infections & Taeniasis/Cysticercosis -
27 Feb. 2011 | Geneva
WHO: One billion praziquantel tablets needed each year to treat schistosomiasis.
Audio summary–Schistosomiasis, 00:05:29 [mp3 3.31Mb]
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23 Feb. 2011 | Geneva
The Human African Trypanosomiasis Control and Surveillance Programme of the World Health Organization 2000–2009: The Way Forward. More -
17 Feb. 2011 | Geneva
Elimination of Neglected Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Mapping of Selected Diseases from PloS -
27 Jan. 2011 | Geneva
NTD releases first online atlas on dracunculiasis eradication. | More -
24 January 2011 | Geneva
World Health Organization Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: halfway towards eliminating lymphatic filariasis.
Audio summary–Lymphatic filariasis, 00:05:24 [mp3 3.01Mb]
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24 Jan. 2011 | Geneva
Control of leishmaniases is now available! Report of a meeting of the WHO Expert Committee - TRS N°949. | French | Arabic | Russian -
17 Jan. 2011 | Geneva
The Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan presents her report to the 128th session of the WHO Executive Board. -
09 Jan. 2011 | Geneva
Spanish version of Dengue guidelines, for diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control is now available! More