7 months ago // Escape the Neglect
With 57 countries now having eliminated at least one NTD, Burundi and Senegal’s triumph over the world’s leading infectious cause of avoidable blindness gives the global health community renewed determination.
8 months ago // Produced in Partnership with the Gates Foundation
Acclaimed poet, storyteller, and social campaigner Alhanislam explores why it’s not diseases that are neglected — it’s people.
9 months ago // Escape the Neglect: Produced in Partnership
Sustainable Development Goals advocate and climate change activist Abdurrahman Ali Alhafiz, aka Climate Bender, breaks down how everyday habits can protect communities from disease.
10 months ago // Decoding Food Systems: Sponsored by CGIAR
Do we need to rethink our approach to agricultural research? It’s time to leverage new science and technology to turn waste into wealth, says ICRISAT’s Himanshu Pathak, Ph.D.
10 months ago // Decoding Food Systems: Sponsored by CGIAR
Today’s homogenous food systems put our health, food, and nutrition security at risk. Kent Nnadozie tells Devex why policymakers need to embrace biodiversity initiatives to build resilience.
11 months ago // Escape the Neglect: Produced in Partnership
Performance poet Che Joy bridges language and culture to amplify the voices of those affected by neglected tropical diseases.
11 months ago // Escape the Neglect: Produced in Partnership
Wellcome CEO John-Arne Røttingen tells Devex why investing in neglected tropical diseases is a smart investment in the broader context of today’s shifting global health landscape.
12 months ago // Escape the Neglect: Produced in Partnership
Nigerian climate change activist and Sustainable Development Goals advocate Abdurrahman Ali Alhafiz, aka Climate Bender, explains how climate change could open the door to more pandemics and neglected tropical diseases.
12 months ago // Escape the Neglect: Produced in Partnership
The country’s elimination of human African trypanosomiasis brings the total to 55 countries that have eliminated at least one NTD.
12 months ago // Escape the Neglect: Produced in Partnership
The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide.