
Act to End NTDs | West
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@USAID's Act to End NTDs West program to eliminate/control 5 neglected tropical diseases in West Africa. Managed by @FHI360. #BeatNTDs #EndTheNeglect
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386 districts across Mali, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, and Niger once faced #LymphaticFilariasis. Today, only 3 districts remain—all in Burkina Faso. A testament to decades of collaboration and resilience. Helen Keller Intl #WordNTDDay #BeatNTDs


Through USAID support, 675 districts within the Act to End NTDs | West program have stopped mass drug administration for #LymphaticFilariasis. #BeatNTDs USAID Global Health @FHI360 #WorldNTDDay


.Act to End NTDs | West is now in its seventh year of implementation! Learn more about the anticipated activities of the 11 countries in the program in FY25 by reading through their work plans. More: tinyurl.com/2s3n69j6 #BeatNTDs Helen Keller Intl


Happening tomorrow! Don’t miss this webinar co-hosted by Act to End NTDs | West and World Health Organization (WHO) on the latest diagnostic tests for lymphatic filariasis, including the Standard Q Filariasis Ag Test (QFAT). Register here to hear country experiences and expert insights👉ow.ly/aKJp50UGrPC

Laboratory Technician Elizabeth Asamuah prepares stool slides for testing in Bekwai, Ghana, during a schistosomiasis impact assessment. Through our Act to End NTDs | West program, FHI 360 focuses on reducing the threat and mitigating the effects of #NTDs in 11 African countries. #BeatNTDs


Within the Act to End NTDs | West program, there are now 4 countries where all endemic districts for #LymphaticFilariasis have stopped mass drug administration and are now under surveillance. #BeatNTDs USAID Global Health @FHI360 USAID #WorldNTDDay


#DYK? 68 million treatments have been given across Act | West countries for #LymphaticFilariasis since the USAID Act to End NTDs | West program started! #BeatNTDs USAID Global Health @FHI360



2 weeks left before #WorldNTDDay, a day that raises awareness about the effects of neglected tropical diseases! The 11 countries in the Act to End NTDs | West program have planned many celebratory events to mark their progress against #NTDs. #BeatNTDs

👊 Our Act to End NTDs | West program, funded by USAID, is working to #BeatNTDs like #trachoma and ensure good health is within reach for all! #WorldNTDDay

Due to USAID support, over 254 million treatments have been given (across the countries) for #onchocersiasis since the beginning of Act to End NTDs | West program in FY 2019! USAID #WorldNTDDay #BeatNTDs @FHI360 USAID Global Health


The World Health Organization (WHO) published a technical document that reports on diagnostic target product profiles for #trachoma surveillance. More: tinyurl.com/4bpz6e8x #BeatNTDs


🤔 #DYK that 5 countries supported by the Act to End NTDs | West program have conducted a high-level stakeholders engagement for domestic resources mobilization to secure financial support for sustaining #NTD program work 🤔 #WorldNTDDay #BeatNTDs


Only 10 days until #WorldNTDDay 2025! Join us in celebrating progress against 5 neglected tropical diseases (trachoma, river blindness, elephantiasis, soil-transmitted worms, schistosomiasis) in the 11 Act to End NTDs | West countries!

5 countries supported by the Act to End NTDs | West program are implementing sub-district mass drug administration—Benin, Ghana, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo. USAID #WorldNTDDay #BeatNTDs @FHI360 USAID Global Health




An article from NPR reflects on the relationship between World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and former Pres. Jimmy Carter. More: tinyurl.com/3rexwhsu The Carter Center #BeatNTDs

7 countries supported by the Act to End NTDs | West program have conducted soil-transmitted worms impact assessments since 2021 (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo). USAID #WorldNTDDay #BeatNTDs @FHI360 USAID Global Health
