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Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases such as #LassaFever, #mpox and #Ebola, begin and end in communities. The Community-Based One Health Participatory and Empowerment (#COPE) Strategy research project aims to enable communities to identify their pressing One Health challenges as well as sustainable local solutions for mitigation and adaptation. 📜#COPEStrategy project: https://lnkd.in/dtAwRzg8

🌍 In Africa, 5 out of the top 10 causes of death are infectious diseases. ⚕️ That's why robust diagnostics are crucial—literally a matter of life and death. 🌟 The Didida health project is on a mission to create a groundbreaking, affordable, and connected multiplexing diagnostic tool. 🚀 Let's join hands to make a significant impact on healthcare and save lives! 💙 #HealthTech #horizoneurope #infectiousdiseases #africa

Bayer and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute are collaborating in the clinical development of an active substance for the treatment of humans infected with soil-transmitted helminths. Parasitic worm infections affect the poorest and most deprived communities in tropical and subtropical areas, with the highest prevalence reported from Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and South America. Worldwide, more than 1.5 billion people are infected with at least one soil-transmitted helminth species! The #collaboration with Swiss TPH adds to Bayer’s existing development partnership with the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) to develop a treatment option for onchocerciasis (river blindness). You can find detailed information about our collaboration with Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute here: https://lnkd.in/g9Mq55_y #ForBetter #HealthForAll #SDG #Sustainability

Greetings from the integrated African Health Observatory (#iAHO)! 🆕 🆕 🆕 A new blog post is now out The iAHO team is happy to share with you the latest blog on Mortality in the African region: https://lnkd.in/d5RTtFVv Did you know that in 2019, #neonatal conditions held the top position as the leading #causeofdeath in the #African region, accounting for a significant 11.3% of all fatalities ⁉ Following closely behind were #lowerrespiratory infections (9.9%) and #diarrheal diseases (6.4%). This #blog offers valuable insights into the top ten causes of #death in the #African Region. Feel free to explore the blog for further details Enjoy the reading!! For more information, please visit the iAHO platform: www.aho.afro.who.int To make sure you don't miss any of our news, events or publications, subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn! 

At #WHA77, our global #RareDisease community demonstrated the growing momentum for improving equity and outcomes for Persons Living with a Rare Disease, with the support of the World Health Organization and the Ministries of Health of France, Malaysia, Egypt and Ghana. The message was clear: the vast challenges of treating rare diseases cannot be resolved by a single country or entity. That is why we need to invest in rare diseases, and why we are calling for global action on rare diseases to ensure that #PLWRD are not left behind in #UHC. Let's ensure that rare diseases are a priority on the global health agenda through a WHA Resolution in 2025. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dM73iDCm Nadiah Hanim Abdul Latif, Antoine Gliksohn, Dr. Androulla Eleftheriou, Trudy Nyakambangwe, Roberto Giugliani, FEDER ONG, Yann Le Cam, Durhane Wong-Rieger, Dr Ritu Jain, Rüdiger Krech, Anne-Sophie Chalandon, EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe Alexandra Heumber Perry

It's clear that #digitalhealth solutions can simplify people's journey to quality and affordable care — but #dyk they can also play a pivotal role in the work to reach #zeromalaria? How so? Dr. DANIEL CHRISTIAN KOKO (HE/ HIS/ HIM), Population Services International and PMI Impact Malaria's Chief of Party in Niger, offered insight at last week's American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) #TropMed23 conference. From supporting health consumers and workers to track medication adherence, provide health #education and improve disease #surveillance, mobile phones can help us get ahead of resurgences in #malaria. Explore further: https://bit.ly/47esMCZ

Access to safe, affordable and high-quality #MedicalOxygen needs to be a focus at #UNGA78 - it is critical for achieving progress on universal health coverage #UHC, pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, as well as the health crisis caused by tuberculosis. #OxygenAccess must not be forgotten. Read how we're stimulating the leading manufacturers of medical gases to increase access to medical #oxygen in low- and middle-income countries #LMICs 👉 https://lnkd.in/e29-Rybf #InvestinOxygen #UHCHLM #PPPRHLM #TBHLM #GlobalOxygenAlliance Unitaid, The Global Fund, Pan American Health Organization, Africa CDC, Every Breath Counts

In a recent interview, Dr. Wyckliff Omondi - Division Head of Vector-Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases at the Kenya Ministry of Health sheds light on how the low prioritisation of #NTDs among other factors challenges the country's efforts to #BeatNTDs. "The biggest challenge emerges from the fact that most NTDs are not fatal. As such, they often receive less attention and priority, both from individuals and governments. As a result, there is a mismatch between the burden of NTDs and the allocation of resources to combat them," he notes. Read on for more insights into Dr. Omondi's professional journey in combatting #NTDs and an in-depth look at Kenya's fight against this group of diseases which greatly impact the lives of thousands across the country: ➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️ https://bit.ly/3QMijZO

Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases requires a multi sectoral approach leading to the one health approach. There are many ways of integration, however the stating point is at policy level. Africa CDC is determined to support countries serving with NTD integration at policy level. A number of benefits were highlighted at the Conference on Public Health in Africa, among them, increase access to the community, efficient utilisation of resources, impactful interventions and equally helps not only treat the communities but also address reservoir points of the disease such as animals and water. With multi sectoral integrated interventions, preparedness and surveillance more ca  be done to kick out NTDs.

Kenyan Policy Fellows shine light on Silent Pandemic through powerful documentary November 2023. Dr. Evelyn Wesangula & Dr. Romona Ndanyi collaborated on a documentary that explores the complexities of AMR in Kenya, aiming to captivate the attention of both policymakers and the general public. "The Silent Pandemic" documentary is shedding light on the extent & complexity of #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR in Kenya. Bringing together experts from one health field, sharing important information on how #AMR occurs and what we can do to address the rapid growing threat to modern medicine. Touching stories from #AMR patients and families on how their lives took a turn as a result of #AntimicrobialResistance Infections. 🎙️" You can actually wipe out 1/4 of this country's population within a year if we don't change the way things are being done. The future is dim if non-action persists but if we choose the way in which we behave, then probably we can begin to reverse the damage that we are seeing." ~ Dr. Evelyn Wesangula. 📺Watch"The Silent Pandemic" documentary here: 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/dRsU3ceD