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The 17th International Symposium on Schistosomiasis - Brazil

The 17th International Symposium on Schistosomiasis, organized by Fiocruz, was held 10-13th November 2024 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

WHO | New guidance to accelerate elimination of schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiasis

The WHO has released a critical new guide to empower national programme managers and health teams in their efforts to eliminate schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) as public health problems.

New initiative on FGS | From Neglect to Action: Invest in Women, Invest in Health

Germany launches new initiative ‘Invest in Women, Invest in Health’, aimed at tackling FGS, at the Global Health Summit in Berlin

Meeting of the WHO Global Coordination and Stewardship Committee (GCSC)

On 24–27 September the WHO Global Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme hosted a series of three meetings dedicated to strengthening global management, coordination and stewardship of donated neglected tropical disease (NTD) medicines.

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20-22 January 2025

International Conference on NTD Research in Africa

COR-NTD and ARNTD are hosting the second International Conference on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Research (InCORNTD) in Africa on January 20-22, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda.

30 Jan 2025, 13:00

World NTD Day 2025

3-4 February 2025

Science+ | Parasite evolution and impact in action – assessing the importance of hybrid schistosomes in Africa

Join this Science+ meeting, held at the Royal Society in London, on the topic of parasite evolution and hybrid schistosomes in Africa.

Royal Society - London, United Kingdom

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