Episodes
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Naming Neglected Tropical Diseases
The diseases that we now refer to as neglected tropical diseases can be pretty hard to pronounce. However, they haven’t always been lumped together as neglected tropical diseases. On the latest episode of Listening Tour, we hear a story from Alan Fenwick, founder of the Schistosomiasis Control...
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Building Partnerships in Kenya
Dr. Sultani Matendcharo, head of the NTD unit at the Kenyan Ministry of Health, tells the story of his life's work. In 2018, Kenya is set to complete its fifth round of deworming for school-age children, pilot a new drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis (LF) that will accelerate the end of the...
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The Story of Daniel Shungu
Daniel Shungu first came to the United States in 1962 from the Democratic Republic of Congo. His plan was not to stay in America for the rest of his life, but to get an education and return to the DRC with skills that would help people in his country. However, his life plan changed and ended up...
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Yemen: Neglected Diseases in a Neglected Country
While Yemen remains embroiled in a civil war, Dhekra Annuzaili, a program manager at the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, continues to work on programs to provide treatment to school aged children at risk for neglected tropical diseases. Working in Yemen was difficult before the civil war...
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Beginnings
In the season two premiere of the Listening Tour, we speak with three different people about that specific moment when they decided to work in the global neglected tropical disease field. We hear stories from Teshome Gebre (regional director for Africa at the International Trachoma Initiative),...
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Commitment
Commitment by The END Fund's Listening Tour