Listening Tour: Naming Neglected Tropical Diseases
August 23rd, 2018 The diseases that we now refer to as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) can be pretty hard to pronounce.…
PARTNERING TO END NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES IN RWANDA
May 18th, 2018 In 2007, the Legatum Foundation, one of the founding investors in the END Fund, first invested in a pilot program for NTDs in Rwanda.…
Summit to See the END 2018
12 climbers from the US, Switzerland, and Tanzania have set out to trek up more than 19,000 feet to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in order to raise funds and awareness for neglected tropical diseases.…
Building Partnerships in Kenya
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 disease, and provide surgeries for men with debilitating hydroceles.…
Global Citizen and the END Fund: Raising Awareness for NTDs
By David Brand, Global Citizen This article originally appeared on GlobalCitizen.…
Growth and Gratitude: Our 2015 Annual Report
Jun 21, 2016 By: Ellen Agler, Chief Executive Officer Over 1.…
Cool Runnings: 100 Days to the Grand to Grand Ultra
Jun 17, 2016 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations As training for my first marathon begins this week, I remain in awe of David Barnard.…
The Role of Cultural Leaders in the Treatment and Prevention of NTDs
Jun 01, 2016 By: Sarah Marchal Murray, COO As some of our readers are aware, the END Fund hosted a side event sanctioned by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda.…
Listening Tour: Training the Next Generation
May 31, 2016 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to have a mentor guide me.…
How Washing Feet Gave Me a New Perspective
May 25, 2016 By: Ellen Agler, CEO I was delighted to travel with high school junior Timothy Stoleson for a recent visit to Ethiopia.…