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ESPEN’s Luncheon Report

NTD Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, April 18-22, 2017: Celebrating the community's achievements over the past 5 years and planning for the future.

2017 marks the 5th anniversary of the World Health Organization's…
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Africa on the verge of winning the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases

Brazzaville, Congo. 24 August 2017 - For more than 40 years, the…
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Action towards Elimination: Regional Partnership Striving to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

Brazzaville, 8 February 2017 - Fourteen countries set to finalize…
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Dr Moeti duing visit to President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso

WHO celebrates more than 40 years of success in the control of onchocerciasis or "river blindness"

Ouagadougou, 15 July 2016 – WHO celebrates, from 14 to 15 July 2016,…
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ESPEN – New initiative to tackle neglected tropical diseases in Africa

ESPEN – New initiative to tackle neglected tropical diseases in Africa

The project brings hope to millions of people at risk from these…
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WHO Regional Director Dr. Matshidisho Moeti speaks at the closure of JAF21

The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control (APOC) closes and a new body set up to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases

KAMPALA, 17 December 2015:- The African Programme for Onchocerciasis…
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