Community Directed Treatment for NTDs Moving Forward
By Warren Lancaster, Senior Vice President, Program My second blog in as many weeks – the current world situation makes you think.…
A Message from the END Fund on COVID-19
Dear END Fund Community, I hope you, your families, friends, and communities are safe and healthy.…
Daniel Boakye’s Story
Standing on the bank of the fast-flowing Gambia River in Senegal, Daniel Boakye observed fly collectors as they waited for flies to land.…
Press Release: Ending Parasitic Worm Infections in Select Countries
Intestinal worms have held back human prosperity for thousands of years A catalytic investment through The Audacious Project will allow the END Fund to push the boundaries of what’s possible: eliminate intestinal worms and schistosomiasis as a public health problem in select geographies in Africa.…
Our favorite neglected tropical disease stories from 2018
We can’t officially start the new year without reflecting on the past, so we are kicking off 2019 with some of our favorite stories from the last 12 months.…
Breakthrough Lymphatic Filariasis Treatment Piloted in Kenya – a First for Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 — IDA treatment, a new triple drug therapy with the potential to reduce the time to treat and break transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF) from at least five years down to two years, will be piloted today in a tremendous effort led by the Kenyan Ministry of Health and supported by… …
New Book With Foreword by Bill Gates Tells Remarkable Story of Progress Toward Ending Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)—One Step, One Scientist, and One Worm at a Time
Turned-in eyelashes that scratch the cornea, relentless itching due to millions of worms in the skin, blindness, bloody urine, enlarged scrotums, extremely swollen legs and feet… These are but a few examples of the devastating impact neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have on people.…
‘FIRST OF ITS KIND’ CHARITY ADVENT CALENDAR LAUNCHED
Brand new for 2018, Advent of Change is the revolutionary charity advent calendar, inviting customers to give back as they count down to Christmas this year.…
PARTNERING TO END NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES IN RWANDA
May 18th, 2018 In 2007, the Legatum Foundation, one of the founding investors in the END Fund, first invested in a pilot program for NTDs in Rwanda.…
Summit to See the END 2018
12 climbers from the US, Switzerland, and Tanzania have set out to trek up more than 19,000 feet to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in order to raise funds and awareness for neglected tropical diseases.…