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.…
May 25, 2016 By: Ellen Agler, CEO I was delighted to travel with high school junior Timothy Stoleson for a recent visit to Ethiopia.…
Kigali, Rwanda – Statistics released today at the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF Africa) in Kigali, Rwanda, by Erasmus University show that sub-Saharan Africa could save $52 billion (purchasing power parity) by 2030 if the region meets the World Health Organization (WHO)’s 2020 control and elimination targets for the five most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).…
May 08, 2016 By: Abbey Turtinen, Associate, External Relations On Mother’s Day, celebrated May 8 in the US, we give much deserved credit to the wonderful women in our lives.…
Apr 29, 2016 by: Yayne Hailu, Associate, External Relations How many times have we followed popular beliefs or customs and never thought twice?…
Apr 26, 2016 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations As a runner training for my first marathon in November, I find the idea of running 26.…
Mar 30, 2016 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations When I first learned that leprosy was a disease that still affects people around the world I was surprised.…
Mar 17, 2016 By: Warren Lancaster, Senior Vice President, Programs The fecal oral route, not a journey to read about over a meal time, not romantic like stories of the ancient silk route, and not spectacular like driving along the Amalfi Coast of Italy.…
Mar 04, 2016 By: Abbey Turtinen, Associate, External Relations As planning continues for the 2016 Kilimanjaro climb, and I reflect on my own experience last year, I’m so delighted to hear what inspired others to join the Summit to See the END.…
Feb 25, 2016 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations Stories of hope can be found in places you least expect them and it is good to be reminded of these moments with so much negativity in the world.…
Feb 23, 2016 By: Elisa Baring, Director, Special Projects I remember being in awe in 2005 of the accomplishments of Niger’s NTD mass treatment campaign when over two million people were treated for schistosomiasis and intestinal worms.…