Our “Employee Spotlight” series profiles employees at the END Fund. The series is part of an initiative to provide transparency and share the important work that our employees are doing to end neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Stay tuned as we roll out new spotlights. Click to learn more about the series. Irene Chami is a…
My name is Yak Yak Bol and I used to evacuate the wounded. My job consisted of evacuating wounded people to the orthopedic hospital that was established by the ICRC in Lokichogio, located in the northern Turkana area of Kenya. At the time, the Kenyan government had allocated Lokichogio to host the biggest refugee camp…
By Henry Rosenbloom In the serene villages of Nkalo and Maone in Southern Malawi, Sheikh Yusuf – an elder in the community – goes door-to-door delivering medication for river blindness, also known as onchocerciasis. He, like many community directed distributors (CDDs), is a volunteer, offering his time so that his community will have a healthier…
Founding CEO of the END Fund Announces Plan to Step Down in 2024; Leadership Transition Plan Underway Date: March 1, 2024 Media contact: Victoria Miguda | [email protected] New York, NY, February 13, 2024 – The END Fund announced today that founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ellen Agler, plans to step down in June 2024, having…
Dear END Fund friends, partners, and supporters, I’m reaching out to share some personal news. After 12 incredible years as CEO of the END Fund (and almost 30 years as a road warrior for global health!), I will be transitioning later this year to become CEO of a new start-up working at the intersection of…
Visceral leishmaniasis (also known as black fever or kala-azar) began to spread in the South Omo Valley of Ethiopia putting the hospital system on the brink Due to the fast action by the Federal Ministry of Health and its partners, the outbreak was contained, saving hundreds of lives The South Omo Valley has been experiencing…
The END Fund, WHO, and Reaching the Last Mile Convene Partners at United Nations Headquarters to Unite on World NTD Day Global health, government, industry, and civil society leaders marked World NTD Day by celebrating progress against WHO’s 2030 roadmap; called for collective action to end NTDs. (United Nations Headquarters; New York, NY) – The…
My name is Florence Wakesho, I am from Kenya. I am currently a Medical Parasitologist at the Ministry of Health in Kenya, under the Neglected Tropical Diseases unit within the Vector Borne Disease Prevention Department. I joined the Disease Prevention Department some time in 2012 – that’s over a decade ago now but who’s counting?…
The Reaching the Last Mile Fund (RLMF) will expand its disease elimination program for lymphatic filariasis (LF) and river blindness, the world’s 4th leading cause of preventable blindness, from 11 countries to 39 countries after partners pledged more resources in the effort to end these two debilitating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). His Highness Sheikh Abdullah…
