News & events

News article 12 Feb 2018 Don’t be alone, don’t be afraid: Partnerships fostered between the NTD Programme and Communities in Liberia by Karsor Kollie, Laura Dean, Anna Wickenden and Sally Theobald
News article 5 Feb 2018 New research calls for rethink on approach to treating neglected tropical diseases in urban areas From: LSTM New research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, suggests the effectiveness of large-scale distribution of medication (known as Mass Drug...
News article 29 Jan 2018 Expanding molecular diagnostics of helminthiasis: Piloting use of the GPLN platform for surveillance of soil transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in Ghana The COUNTDOWN project and its partners in Ghana from the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial...
News article 25 Jan 2018 LSTM researchers investigate whether polio labs can help tackle neglected tropical diseases From: LSTM Researchers from LSTM have investigated the possibility of utilising the polio network of 145 labs set up around the world to help tackle neglected...
News article 11 Dec 2017 Swiss TPH Winter Symposium 2107: Helminth infection – from transmission to control By Professor Russell Stothard
News article 21 Nov 2017 Connecting WASH with Neglected Tropical Diseases: A cross-sector imperative The COUNTDOWN Programme has partnered with the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to produce a brief which puts the spotlight on water,...
News article 16 Nov 2017 Mind the Gap: Lessons from over two decades in Gender Mainstreaming on NTDs by Professor Sally Theobald, Pamela Bongkiyung & Laura Dean
News article 13 Nov 2017 Impact of NTDs: Beyond the Patients by Maureen Ayuk Tembei, Sally Theobald, Russell Stothard & Samuel Wanji