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IN THIS ISSUE:
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CARE
...that millions are disabled and suffer from diseases that can be prevented and easily treated.
JOIN
...the cause. Stand in solidarity with the 5 year old who has a 50% chance of being infected.
SHARE
...the NTD story. Educate others and advocate for NTD control.
LEAD
...the fight to eliminate NTDs. Even $1 can make a difference when drugs cost .50 cents per person per year.
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Welcome to the NTD Advocate, the Global Network e-newsletter. Our alliance of global health and international development organizations is dedicated to reducing the worldwide burden of NTDs. As a leading advocate for the world's poorest people in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas, the Global Network looks forward to hearing your comments and your interest to join us in the fight against chronic disease, disability, and poverty. |
Loose Change Campaigns: Pennsylvania High School Student Raises $1,300
It is rare to come across high school students who have heard of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). However, thanks to Alex Huddell, a senior at Unionville High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, students not only know what NTDs are, but also raised roughly $1,300 for the Global Network.
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Report From the Field: Burkina Faso |
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Global Network Partners in the field use a strategy called “Community Directed Treatment” in order to successfully distribute drugs to those who suffer from NTDs. The Community-Directed Treatment (CDT) empowers local communities to fight NTDs in their own villages, relieving suffering and slowing transmission.
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NTD Champions: Meet David Molyneux |
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Professor David Molyneux has been Director of the Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centre based at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine since it was established in 2000.
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NTDs in the United States |
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In the article entitled, Poverty and Neglected Disease in “The Other America,” Executive Director of the Global Network, Dr. Peter Hotez, says that there is evidence that the parasitic diseases toxocariasis, cysticercosis, and toxoplasmosis as well as other neglected tropical infections, are very common in the United States - especially among poor and underrepresented minority populations living in inner cities and poor rural areas.
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NTDs in the News |
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