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Illustration with global map of parasitic disease prevalence and people suffering from River Blindness, Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) and Malaria
05 Oct 2015
ICTC congratulates colleagues for winning 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine
ENVISION project leaflet cover
30 Sep 2015
USAID extends support to ENVISION project to eliminate neglected tropical diseases
Signatures on the Abu Dhabi Declaration
15 Sep 2015
ICTC signs Abu Dhabi Declaration calling on a global indicator for NTDs in the SDGs
Penny Lyons from Seva Canada, Paul Courtright from KCCO, Jack Blanks from Seva Foundation and Aníbal Cavaco Silva the president of Portugal on stage ©Marty Spencer
10 Sep 2015
KCCO awarded esteemed Champalimaud Award
Water sanitation and hygiene for accelerating and sustaining progress on neglected tropical diseases - A global strategy 2015-2020
27 Aug 2015
WHO strengthens water, sanitation and hygiene focus to accelerate elimination of NTDs
A yound girl washing her face with water in Senegal
11 Aug 2015
ICTC and WHO convene joint session on WASH and NTDs at Stockholm World Water Week

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Girija Sankar, Head of NTDs, CBM International
02 Dec 2021
Achieving equity: Why inclusive, participatory and human rights-based approaches are needed to #beatNTDs
Girija Sankar
12 Oct 2021
Why the end is in sight for trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness: World Sight Day 2021
ICTC Executive Group
06 Aug 2021
Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and working across sectors to eliminate trachoma from Australia
“Clean Face: Healthy Eyes!” A young girl in Amhara, Ethiopia washes her face with soap and water, because facial cleanliness is key to fighting trachoma. With support from the Lions/Carter Center Sight First Initiative, the Amhara Regional Health and Education Bureaus have implemented a state-wide school-based health education program, teaching the next generation how to prevent trachoma. Photographer: Kenya Casey
21 Mar 2021
Water is invaluable: A health perspective from the global program to eliminate trachoma
A woman has her eyes checked for trachoma in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Photo credit: RTI International/Yonas Getachew
05 Mar 2021
Choose to challenge: How data driven approaches to health can challenge gender roles and achieve gender equity and equality
Lubushi Health Center in the Kasama district, Zambia. Photo: Sumon Ray/International Trachoma Initiative.
11 Dec 2020
Health for all: A snapshot of how the global trachoma program is contributing to universal health coverage
ICTC Executive Group

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