We are excited to welcome our newest FIG member, Speak Up Africa 🎉

Based in Senegal, they’re championing African-led solutions for public health and sustainable development.

bit.ly/FIG-schisto

#EndFGS #EndTheNeglect #FGSchisto #BeatNTDs

Welcome new FIG members- @NALA_Foudation.
Based in Ethiopia, NALA aims to break the poverty cycle by eradicating #NTDs and other diseases of poverty with a holistic approach that targets the root causes of those diseases. Together we will work to #EndTheNeglect on #FGSchisto. #BeatNTDs

📢 Read our joint letter to #G7 Leaders, urging them to take action on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). These diseases affect 1 in 8 people globally, and are mostly preventable and treatable as a public health problem. 👉 bit.ly/G7-NTD-LETTE...
#InvestInNTDs #EndNTDs #G7Summit #CdnPoli #beatNTDs

A big hello to Pakachere 👋
As an organisation dedicated to improving the health of Malawians, Pakachere joins the FGS Integration Group (FIG). Their expertise and dedication will be vital as we work together to #EndTheNeglect and push for #FGS integration!
#beatNTDs

1️⃣ week to go!

Join us for a webinar on "Integrating #FGS into #SRH Services" with case studies & key lessons learnt from Kenya 🇰🇪

⏰ 12 June @ 11am BST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/fgsjunewebinar
🗣️ Interpretation available in French & Portuguese

@ciffchild.bsky.social @bridges2develop.bsky.social #LVCT

Last week, Caroline @bridges2develop.bsky.social joined a delegation of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) experts hosted by the Canadian Network for NTDs in Ottawa. Thank you @stankutcher.sencanada.ca for using your platform to fight for continued funding for Neglected Tropical Diseases #beatNTDs

Last week @bridges2develop.bsky.social's Julie Jacobson was proud to participate in @mundosano.bsky.social 's 1st annual Global Health conference in Madrid! She spoke to challenges in NTD elimination and solutions like
@stop2030.org novel fixed-dose IVM and ALB coformulation for STH. #beatNTDs

Do you work in Neglected Tropical Diseases #NTDs or Sexual and Reproductive Health #SRHR programs in Malawi?
Join us for a webinar about Female Genital Schistosomiasis #FGSchisto in Malawi at 10:30am CAT June 4!
FGS Integration Group (FIG) partner @Pakachere is presenting!
Register🔗 bit.ly/malawiFGS

Join us in welcoming The Global Alliance for NTDs Elimination (GANE), an organisation based in Kenya, committed to #EndTheNeglect of NTDs through awareness, advocacy, and policy, to the FGS Integration Group [FIG]. We are excited to be working with them to #EndFGS #BeatNTDs #FGSchisto

We are excited to have new members GANEKenya, NALA_Foundation and Pakachere 🥳 join the FGS Integration Group (FIG), united by a shared goal to #EndFGS and improve the lives of women and girls in Africa. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#FGSchisto #EndtheNeglect #beatNTDs @gsa.bsky.social

The exhibit 👉 “A Seat for Snails: The Hidden Impact of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) on HIV” shone a spotlight on the urgent need to acknowledge and act on the neglected link between #FGS and #HIV and to amplify the voices of the women and girls most affected.

More on FIG➡️ bit.ly/FIG-schisto

Our team was proud to see the FGS Integration Group (FIG) exhibit at the #ASeatAtTheTable side event during #WHA78 celebrating the importance of #PeopleCentredCare. 🪑🎨

Founder Sarah was joined by Zabeen and Dirk from our Board to advocate for women affected by FGS 🧡 #NTDs #GlobalHealth #FGSchisto

🎉 Congratulations to Mauritania and Papua New Guinea (PNG) on eliminating trachoma as a public health problem!

This is a historic milestone for PNG, marking the first neglected tropical disease the country has eliminated. Congratulations to all involved!

www.trachomacoalition.org/news-blogs/m...

Art Exhibition | "A Seat at the Table": WHA Side Event for People-Centered Care | GSA A Seat at the Table," a 2025 World Health Assembly side event amplifying the voices of those with lived experience of illness and champion a people-centered approach to healthcare.

FIG is excited to be part of #ASeatAtTheTable at #WHA78 – an inspiring event celebrating #PeopleCenteredCare through art & advocacy!

Our piece “A Seat for Snails: The Hidden Impact of FGS on HIV” spotlights the need for the integration of #FGS and #HIV.

RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/FIG-WHA25

We're not short on solutions, we're short on investment. This #WorldMalariaDay2025 we call on global leaders, donors, and partners to reinvest in the fight against malaria.
We must prioritise malaria in health budgets, fund
innovative tools, and strengthen health systems.
#MalariaEndsWithUs #WMD2025

We've worked in the fight against malaria for years, and we're proud to support RBM Partnership to End Malaria's work. On #WMD2025, we celebrate progress, but it's fragile. Drug resistance, funding gaps, and climate shifts threaten decades of gains. We can't let malaria rebound. #MalariaEndsWithUs

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Closing the gap: Estimating the investment required for the global elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. After registering, you will receive a... In 2023, the International Coalition for Trachoma Control (ICTC) convened a task team—drawing on its diverse membership of implementing NGOs, academic organizations, donors, and multilateral instituti...

What investments are needed to eliminate trachoma?
💉 Surgery: $105M–$140M
💊 MDA: $91M–$121M
📊 Surveys: $63M
🔬 Research: $8.7M–$9.8M

Check out this webinar 22 April from ICTC & learn about the global gap analysis.
🔗 Register: taskforce-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#beatNTDs @taskforce.bsky.social

We are excited to hear about #FGSchisto integration advances by MoH #Malawi supported by @giz.de new initiative:
"From Neglect to Action: Invest in Women,Invest in Health"
Thank you @afro.who.int ESPEN for highlighting #FGSchisto at #25NTDPMM
Find out more:
www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/...

Great to see ESPEN highlighting female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) at the AFRO NTD program managers meeting #25NTDPMM. Thanks to our partners from the FGS Integration Group (FIG) for sharing the action from Togo. @gsa.bsky.social #beatNTDs

‘Some of these diseases are in the Bible’: despair as cuts halt progress on age-old tropical illnesses They are debilitating afflictions that people don’t know about, don’t understand and struggle to pronounce. Now health workers fear they will surge in Africa as USAID-funded drug distribution programm...

In recent years, 54 countries have eliminated an NTD. How can we come together as a community and ensure that we do not backslide on all the progress made so far? #collaboration #globalhealth #beatNTDs bit.ly/guardianNTDs

1/2 Thank you @katlay.bsky.social @theguardian.com for shining a light on the devastating effects that recent USAID cuts will have on the more than 1 billion people around the world that are affected by a neglected tropical disease (NTD).
#beatNTDs #globalhealth

We're at @who.int 's 2nd global skin NTDs meeting and proud to be hearing from two countries that we've supported through the @takedapharma.bsky.social funded Pacific Integrated NTD Elimination Project (PINE). Thanks to PNG and Vanuatu for sharing this work!
@kirbyinstitute.bsky.social #beatNTDs

Rejoignez-nous pour un webinaire sur la Journée internationale de la femme le vendredi 7 mars prochain à 9h00 HNE! Ce webinaire explorera l'intégration de la bilharziose génitale féminine (BGF) pour optimiser la santé des femmes et des filles en Afrique. S'inscrire ici bit.ly/3DaqmvW #beatNTDs

Join us for an International Women's Day webinar next Friday, March 7th at 9:00 am EST! This webinar will explore the integration of Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) to optimize women and girl’s health in Africa. Register here: bit.ly/3DaqmvW
@gsa.bsky.social @frontlineaids.bsky.social

A poster for a webinar- Theme: Ending the Neglect Unlocking the potential of including Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in Global Fund HIV prevention programs. Date February 26, 2025 Time 2:30-4:00 EAT, to register click here: https://tinyurl.com/37r3k5sd Hosted by EANNASO Women4 Global Fund FIG Funded by the EU Global Gateway and Sharp

We look forward to supporting this webinar about including Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) in Global Fund HIV prevention programs! tinyurl.com/37r3k5sd
#beatNTDs #FGSchisto #EndTheNeglect @globalfundforwomen.bsky.social @unlimithealth.bsky.social @frontlineaids.bsky.social @gsa.bsky.social

On #WorldNTDDay we're celebrating the work of the Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) Integration Group (FIG)! This year we have seen some inspiring action on FGS including new initiatives of the German government and @dndi.org and a cross-UN taskforce on FGS! #UniteActEliminate #beatNTDs

Samson is a nurse and researcher who has been working to fight NTDs in Papua New Guinea since 1995. Thanks to Samson and other community health workers, we've reached ~500,000 people in 2024! #WorldNTDDay #UniteActEliminate #beatNTDs

@takedapharma.bsky.social

On #WorldNTDDay we're celebrating the
@takedapharma.bsky.social funded Pacific Integrated NTD Elimination (PINE) Project. Thanks to our partners and the health workers who helped us reach communities in Papua New Guinea & Vanuatu w/ integrated NTD programs. #beatNTDs #UniteActEliminate

On #WorldNTDDay, we're celebrating local NTD champions. Bridges' co-founder, Julie Jacobson, was thrilled to meet Dr Yesunde, recipient of the Mwele Malecela Mentorship Fund who raises awareness about Female Genital Schistosomiasis with the FGS Society of Nigeria #beatNTDs #UniteActEliminate

In today’s global climate, this is more important than ever. We celebrate leaders in global health whose contributions to NTDs ensure that nobody is left behind #beatNTDs #WorldNTDDay #UniteActEliminate #beatNTDs @unlimithealth.bsky.social @ngdiubc.bsky.social @frontlineaids.bsky.social