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The 5S project at the Faculty of Geographical and Environmental Sciences (FGES), conducted a field visit to Andalus Village within the context of a public awareness campaign on the 16th and 17th of March 2023.
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The Ministry of Health through the Rwandan Biomedical Center (RBC), a national health implementation agency, organized a validation workshop in March 2023 with key local partners: 5S Foundation, the End Fund, the Rwanda Health Communication Center (RHCC), media practitioners, people working in education and graphic designers. The workshop aimed to validate and test materials thatContinue…
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Under the theme “Act together by investing in targeted wash interventions responding to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and malaria” the celebration was held at the Kigali Convention Centre to mark the effort of the government of Rwanda and its partners like the GHRU through the Rwanda Action on Podoconiosis.
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In this article, Prof. Getnet Tadele, Principal Investigator of the 5S Foundation project in Ethiopia, shares some of the successes of his team’s approach to public engagement as a way of taking the research to the public and engaging the public with the research.
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Dr Gem Aellah, Research Fellow with the 5S Foundation, shares some of her thoughts after being given permission to conduct ethnographic research at the first WHO Skin NTDs meeting that took place in March 2023.
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WHO has made available a Key Facts webpage that covers some of the most common questions around podoconiosis. Prof. Gail Davey provided the information for the document.
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This first WHO global meeting explored how to better integrate case management of skin NTDs using cross-cutting approaches, to increase cost–effectiveness and expand coverage across the health sector.
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Read this blog from our partners at the Institute of Development Studies
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The documentary, created by independent Ethiopian filmmaker Eyerusalem Kassahun from the NIHR 5S Foundation, shares the stories of people in north-western Ethiopia affected by scabies and the health workers treating them. Reacting to hearing that the film had won this award, Eyerusalem stated “I am delighted by this recognition…
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The campaign provided an opportunity for policymakers, implementers, researchers, funders, and community groups who work on mycetoma and other NTDs to come together and deliberate, share best practice, decide on how to tackle these diseases and stay connected.
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