Sep 25, 2014 By: Elisa Baring, Program Director Since I first started working in the neglected tropical disease (NTD) space in 2005, I have always cherished participating in deworming campaigns. Being able to see how simple NTD treatment is makes the idea of control, and even elimination, a goal we can all be proud to support! Lucky for me, not…
Sep 19, 2014 By: James Porter, Associate Director, External Relations I recently travelled to Africa for the first time on assignment for the END Fund. My destination? Burundi – a country I will never forget. As one of the poorest countries in the world, one might not believe that success could be had in controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which…
Aug 26, 2014 By: Ellen Agler, CEO When I was in school, I remember well the kinds of student clubs that my friends and I would join: maybe Yearbook or Debate, French or Math, or the newly launched Computer Club. There were so many options. But there is one student club that I had not…
Jun 27, 2014 We recently participated in Mediaplanet’s Global Health campaign where industry leaders united to educate others on the millions of disease related mortalities and disabilities around the world. We are proud to be featured alongside industry influencers, associations and public figures such as, Orlando Bloom, Olivia Wilde, UNICEF, Roll Back Malaria Partnership, Care.org and many…
Jun 26, 2014 Originally Posted in the Khaleej Times Author: Kelly Clark Dubai quartet plans Kilimanjaro ascent to distribute medicines to tropical disease victims After coming across an article that claimed just 50 cents could change an impoverished person’s life, a group of Dubai investors wanted to explore just how true it was. Now seven years…
May 14, 2014 Originally posted in The Huffington Post By: Dr. Peter Hotez and Ellen Agler Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and poverty reinforce each other through mechanisms that involve reductions in workforce, food insecurity, and the health of girls and women. Less well known, but equally important social forces, in promoting NTDs, are war and conflict.…
Apr 07, 2014 Mark Stoleson, CEO of Legatum, posted the following blog on Business Fights Poverty in honor of World Health Day. This year, World Health Day is shining a light on the devastating impact of vector-borne diseases. These diseases cause more than one million deaths each year and leave hundreds of millions more debilitated, disfigured, blind or just too…
Apr 04, 2014 On April 2 we hosted a live webcast of the event Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Conversation on Progress. A recording is available below. Two years ago, the global community convened in London to hold the most significant international meeting on NTDs in history. The event galvanized major commitments from a diverse…
Feb 24, 2014 NEW YORK, New York – The END Fund has announced a $7 million three-year grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust in support of efforts to reduce the burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Angola. This grant marks the Trust’s first engagement in the global movement to control and eliminate NTDs.…
Dec 03, 2013 Page Snow, the chief philanthropic officer of Foundation Source named the END Fund one of the five best philanthropic organizations working in Africa, in a post on Barron’s Penta Daily. Join us and invest in the END Fund. By: Richard C. Morais Here is a list of five philanthropic organizations successfully making inroads in Africa…
