Listening Tour: Training the Next Generation
May 31, 2016 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to have a mentor guide me.…
How Washing Feet Gave Me a New Perspective
May 25, 2016 By: Ellen Agler, CEO I was delighted to travel with high school junior Timothy Stoleson for a recent visit to Ethiopia.…
Africa Could Save $52 Billion by 2030 by Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases
Kigali, Rwanda – Statistics released today at the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF Africa) in Kigali, Rwanda, by Erasmus University show that sub-Saharan Africa could save $52 billion (purchasing power parity) by 2030 if the region meets the World Health Organization (WHO)’s 2020 control and elimination targets for the five most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).…
A Mother’s Day Gift
May 08, 2016 By: Abbey Turtinen, Associate, External Relations On Mother’s Day, celebrated May 8 in the US, we give much deserved credit to the wonderful women in our lives.…
Listening Tour: Going Against the Grain
Apr 29, 2016 by: Yayne Hailu, Associate, External Relations How many times have we followed popular beliefs or customs and never thought twice?…
Running the Grand to Grand to Help END NTDs
Apr 26, 2016 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations As a runner training for my first marathon in November, I find the idea of running 26.…
Listening Tour: Innovation, Interaction, and Challenges
Mar 30, 2016 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations When I first learned that leprosy was a disease that still affects people around the world I was surprised.…
World’s Most Dangerous Journey: The Fecal-Oral Route
Mar 17, 2016 By: Warren Lancaster, Senior Vice President, Programs The fecal oral route, not a journey to read about over a meal time, not romantic like stories of the ancient silk route, and not spectacular like driving along the Amalfi Coast of Italy.…
My Motivation for Tackling Kilimanjaro
Mar 04, 2016 By: Abbey Turtinen, Associate, External Relations As planning continues for the 2016 Kilimanjaro climb, and I reflect on my own experience last year, I’m so delighted to hear what inspired others to join the Summit to See the END.…
Listening Tour: Hope in the Face of Adversity
Feb 25, 2016 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations Stories of hope can be found in places you least expect them and it is good to be reminded of these moments with so much negativity in the world.…