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		<title>Only 14% of people with schistosomiasis are treated: can we make it 100%?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a post earlier today, we blogged about the progress made in Sierra Leone to reduce the burden of schistosomiasis and hookworm through mass drug administration programs for school-aged children. Successes like this give hope that treatment coverage will someday reach all children who unnecessarily suffer from the neglected tropical diseases. There is still much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great news from Sierra Leone: NTD treatment cuts back disease in school-aged kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Alabaster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sierra Leone’s first ever school-based mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis and hookworm was conducted in 2009. Now, a recently published report concludes that the MDA was a success, reducing both the prevalence and the severity of diseases that keeps kids from growing and learning to their fullest potential. The article states that disease mapping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can we rid Africa of a blinding neglected tropical disease?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon Bush, Director of Neglected Tropical Diseases at Sightsavers In 1947 when Sightsavers’ founder, Sir John Wilson, coined the phrase river blindness to describe the almost unpronounceable disease onchocerciasis, rife amongst Africa’s river-side communities, there was little choice for those living in areas where what we now call a neglected tropical disease (NTD) was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NTDs take spotlight at “London Declaration” meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Alabaster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning leaders from 13 pharmaceutical companies, governments of the United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates, the Bill &#38; Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank and other global health organizations gathered at the “London Declaration” on NTDs meeting to announce their support for eliminating 10 NTDs by 2020. The announcement is big. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch the &#8220;London Declaration&#8221; live!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Alabaster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re up early to follow the London Declaration live. You can watch too by following the link below. If you miss the live event, don&#8217;t worry. We&#8217;ll post a link to the video as soon as it&#8217;s up! Live webcast]]></description>
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		<title>Baroness Helene Hayman speaks at the House of Lords on NTDs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baroness Helene Hayman, Recent Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, United Kingdom Parliament, asks the UK government about its commitment to NTDs. Below is an excerpt from the Baroness&#8217; speech: View the meeting. View the full transcript. Asked By Baroness Hayman To ask Her Majesty’s Government what international support they expect to receive for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the outhouse saved the South and what it can do for the world&#8217;s bottom billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Alabaster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last century, the invention of the outhouse helped to eliminate hookworm and other parasites in the United States. Now new research shows that the lowly latrine could be a powerful tool in controlling these diseases, which remain widespread among the world&#8217;s poorest people. It’s pretty simple. Whether people use it or just have access to [...]]]></description>
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