By Kimberly Kamara, Director, Programs Starting at the END Fund in May 2015, one of the projects in my portfolio for mass drug administration (MDA) was for schistosomiasis control in Liberia. The program is in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Work (MoHSW). The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) provides technical expertise on implementation,…
By: Ellen Agler, CEO My six-year-old daughter started back to school last week. She beamed with pride as she got herself ready to move up from kindergarten to first grade. Her back-to-school ritual included making sure she had all the school supplies on her list – pencils, paper, glue, notebooks – and carefully packed them…
By: Heather Haines, Director, External Relations After visiting Ethiopia in the spring and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro as part of the Summit to See the END, Timothy Stoleson shared much of his summer interning with the END Fund. As he gears up for going back to school in Dubai, Timothy jotted down some insights from his…
By: Abbey Turtinen, Associate, External Relations We were at the mercy of the mountain. During our week-long trek on Kilimanjaro (my second in a row), our guides continually stressed “you can’t make predictions on the mountain.” The ever-changing weather, the somewhat-unpredictable effects of the altitude, and our aching muscles brought this point home and made…
By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations Neglected tropical diseases or NTDs are diseases of neglect – they often affect communities and people that are seemingly forgotten and marginalized. With little health infrastructure and competing health necessities, communities can live with the effects of NTDs for generations before seeing any relief. Yayne Hailu sits down…
By: Elisa Baring, Director, Special Projects Not too long ago I was in Montana for a family reunion and it was fabulous! There was fly fishing, camping, natural hot springs, horseback riding, rafting, paddle boarding, and a ton more amazing family-friendly activities. One afternoon my cousin took all the kids to the local lake for…
By: Warren Lancaster, Senior Vice President, Programs Recently I stood at East Cape lighthouse, the eastern most point on New Zealand’s north island and thus the first place on which the sun shines in the Southern Hemisphere. There were just 5 people there that morning and, to the romantics amongst us, it is appealing to…
Day Seven: Back in Arusha Our climbers are all safely back in Arusha! The hikers arrived at the Kilimanjaro Gate to cheers, hugs, and a cooler filled with cold beer and Coca-Colas. They also said goodbye to their stellar guides from Kandoo Adventures and thanked them for all of their guidance up, and down, the mountain.…
This piece first appeared on the Aspen Institute blog, and is being reposted here in its entirety. Key Points Global health funding has largely been directed to diseases that cause the greatest mortality. In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 500 million people are suffering from one or more neglected tropical disease. Studies show that if current…
By: Carlie Congdon, Associate Director, Programs I can’t believe it has been a year since I nervously prepared to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro as part of the 2015 Summit to See the END. The funds and awareness raising leading up to it was a challenge in itself that only further motivated me as I pushed myself up…
