ND Fighting NTDs is a student-run group from the University of Notre Dame. They have contributed to End the Neglect in the past, most recently with this blog post highlighting their Annual NTD Awareness week at Notre Dame last December. Today we are featuring a video that they created as an advocacy tool to encourage others to “do their part” in the fight against NTDs.
**Warning: Graphic content:
This week on End the Neglect…
1. Alanna Shaikh our weekly guest blogger wrote for us about the Luanda Declaration and its impact on NTDs, as well as she did a blog about the improvements and shortfalls of HIV/AIDS in 2010.
2. Notre Dame’s club, ND fighting NTDs, wrote a blog for us about their activities during the first annual NTD awareness week.
3. Erin Hohlfelder from ONE, wrote about the correlation of infections between HIV/AIDs and Schistosomiasis.
4. Dorothy Bishop, a professor at Oxford wrote about the impact neurological impact of NTDs on children.
By: Emily Conron
For a club that’s only officially been in existence for about two months, Notre Dame: Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases( ND Fighting NTDs) has made a huge splash on Notre Dame’s campus! The first annual NTD Awareness Week wrapped up on Sunday, November 14, 2010, after seven days of successful events. At the kick-off event on Monday and Tuesday, volunteers from ND Fighting NTDs handed out SillyBandz shaped like bugs (reminiscent of the parasites that transmit NTDs) and brochures about the diseases to students on their way into DeBartolo Hall during the passing period before morning classes. The event revealed just how unaware the student body is about NTDs, but everyone seemed genuinely interested in our club and eager to learn about the diseases, asking questions and offering whatever spare change they had in their pockets to support the cause. The overwhelmingly positive response made our hoarse voices and cold fingers totally worth it! » Read more: Notre Dame Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases!
The Ministry of Health and the Access Project are launching their fifth campaign to fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDS). Starting November 29th- December 2, all 29 districts of Rwanda will have access to mass drug administration directly targeting NTDs. An estimated 4.5 million people are expected to receive de-worming tablets during this week. Other health initiatives will be: polio vaccinations for children under 5, mosquito nets for pregnant women and, vitamin A for children 6 months to 5 years old.
To learn more about this initiative and others please contact The Access Project at:
In Rwanda: Raissa Kalinganire: raissak@theaccessproject.com
In the USA: Meredith Stricker: mstricker@ei.columbia.edu
Full press release available here.
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