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Chile, is officially verified by WHO for eliminating leprosy. Strong public health systems, early detection, treatment access, and community commitment protect thousands from this preventable disease. - https://www.who.int/news/item/04-03-2026-chile-becomes-the-first-country-in-the-americas-to-be-verified-by-who-for-the-elimination-of-leprosy

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#GoodNews #LeprosyElimination #GlobalHealthWin #ChileAchievement #EndNTDs

Congratulations! #Senegal 🇸🇳 has eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the 9th country in WHO’s African Region to do so. This marks a major milestone in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) 🔗 bit.ly/3Ua8iH4 #endNTDs

Congratulations! #Burundi 🇧🇮 has eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem, the first neglected tropical disease (NTD) to be eliminated in the country. This milestone is made possible by nearly 20 years of national commitment & international solidarity. 🔗 bit.ly/4eI7keN #endNTDs

Congratulations! #Burundi 🇧🇮 has eliminated #trachoma as a public health problem, the first neglected tropical disease (NTD) to be eliminated in the country. This milestone is made possible by nearly 20 years of national commitment & international solidarity. 🔗 bit.ly/4eI7keN #endNTDs

We've focused in the past on #FGS which afflicts 56 million women and girls. With this new #TeachToReach partnership, we're excited to be deepening our commitment to #EndNTDs @ThokoPooley https://t.co/j9U3Vd0RRz

RT @DigitalScholarX: Watch the Teach to Reach 9 session on Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) #EndNTDs #women #Africa https://t.co/kpcEk0…

Share this thread with colleagues #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana
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“It was one of the ways that we had equitable access to opportunity and learning with this approach.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

Do you care about neglected needs of women’s health? Learn more about #FGS https://t.co/WgVmNUcb0C

“One thing that kept us to come back with our local solutions, apart from the motivation and the commitment that we had, was an action plan development that each and every one of us had to submit.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“It has also increased our motivation level and we want to do more online courses.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“We were also able to disseminate information across a wider coverage than if we had an in-person training.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“We have now become dissemination ambassadors on #FGS and after every activity that we did, we had people coming to us for recordings on the sessions that we had.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“Finally 198 healthcare professionals were able to complete the workshop successfully.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“It was great when we saw a link shared by the Geneva Learning Foundation that showed over 1,500 healthcare professionals who were eager and interested in learning the course.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“The second phase of the project, which was called the Impact Accelerator, helped bring alive action plans with local solutions.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“Participants were trained on improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of #FGS.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“More than 300 healthcare professionals across all levels of health system in sub-Saharan Africa participated.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“Research is ongoing, but it's important for us to know that knowledge gap is across many African countries and it is time for us all to join to end this menace.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“All levels of health system need improved knowledge from specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology through to community health workers and laboratory workers.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“Having heard all the signs and symptoms that are shared, diagnosis is sometimes very difficult because the symptoms mimic other sexually transmitted infections.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“And when left untreated, the person is likely to come down with complications such as infertility and face stigma and discrimination in society.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“And later the person starts coming down with symptoms such as blood urination, pain in the genital area.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“And when an unhealthy individual steps into that water, the parasite penetrates through the skin and then travels into the internal organs of the woman or girl.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“If we do not get the knowledge and do not do something about it, we might end up having a lot of people ending up with complications.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

“I'm sure some of us might be thinking it could be rape, it could be sexually transmitted disease, and that is why it's so important for us to talk about female genital schistosomiasis.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

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“This girl loves to swim. After swimming with her new friends, she came back home having symptoms of lower abdominal pain, discharge, and a little bit of blood from the genitals that lasted for several months.” #TropMed23 #EndNTDs #Ghana

It brings great pride to announce the commencement of our second Impact Accelerator. This programme is dedicated to supporting health workers who are striving to bring positive change within their health facilities and districts. More info: https://t.co/GeIXKNkmBu #EndNTDs