Read about the latest insights into NTD activities in the Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Disease blog.
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases blog – March 2021
Talking trachoma with Dr. Paul Courtright and Seva Canada by Katrina Bouzanis, CNNTD Student and Young Professional Ambassador for NTDs Part 1 of our Student and Young Professional Ambassador [...]
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases blog – January 2021
Making a difference in NTDs: from Bamako, Mali to Ottawa, Canada Moussa Sangare is a medical doctor, currently undertaking his PhD in population health at the University of Ottawa. He [...]
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases blog – November 2020
Spotlight on gender and neglected tropical diseases Of the over 1.7 billion people affected by neglected tropical diseases, women and children bear a significant burden of NTD illness. Recent [...]
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases blog – November 2020
Neglected tropical diseases: World Health Assembly endorses bold new road map targets for 2030 On November 12, 2020, delegates attending the virtual 73rd World Health Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed the new [...]
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases blog – September 2020
Neglected tropical diseases: Canadians making progress in global health goals This post originally appeared on the Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research blog. Check out their network promoting equity in [...]
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases blog – July 2020
NTD programming during COVID-19: learnings from a Canadian NGO in Liberia The COVID-19 pandemic presents some extraordinary challenges for people living with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and the programs [...]
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases Blog – June 2020
‘Welcome to the team!’: the first three weeks of my practicum experience, 500km away We're super excited to have a great cohort of students working on neglected tropical disease [...]
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases Blog – July 2019
Strength in numbers: neglected tropical diseases and global health advocacy by Linda Holdbrook, Master of Public Health (MPH) Candidate, Western University Prior to beginning this practicum placement, I did [...]
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases Blog – June 2019
Reflecting on Women Deliver by Priscilla Pangan, Youth Ambassador for the Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases From June 3rd to 6th, over 8,000 delegates went to Vancouver to rally around [...]
Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases Blog – June 2019
The power of youth: a conversation with youth advocate Natasha Wang Mwansa by Priscilla Pangan, CNNTD Youth Ambassador for Women Deliver 2019 If you were at the Women Deliver 2019 Conference [...]