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Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis in Cameroon
In Cameroon’s Sangmelima district, MDA has been stopped but Act | West remains vigilant to ensure the disease does not return by using a series of surveys. These images capture the third and final survey that is conducted to ensure that lymphatic filariasis infections have not returned and the population is no longer at risk.
2024 World NTD Day in West Africa
Most of the 11 West African countries within USAID’s Act to End NTDs | West program celebrated the 5th World NTD Day on January 30, 2024.
Six Years On, USAID's Act | West Program Highlights Successes
In recognition of World NTD Day on January 30, 2024, the Act | West program highlights progress and accomplishments made to date since the beginning of the program.
Act | West Convenes a Partners’ Meeting to Celebrate Achievements and Forge Path Forward
On November 7-8, 2023, Act | West held a Partners’ Meeting in Dakar, Senegal to recognize the successes and lessons learned from the past five years of USAID’s Act to End NTDs | West program and to establish the path forward for the next three years..
Noted Progress Against Lymphatic Filariasis in Senegal
In an important step for progress toward lymphatic filariasis elimination among the countries under the Act | West consortium, Senegal’s neglected tropical disease program has advanced to the phase of conducting Transmission Assessment Surveys against lymphatic filariasis...
Une technicienne de laboratoire qui soutient les efforts contre les MTN au Benin
Xavière Sokpon, âgée de 39 ans, travaille tant que technicienne de laboratoire au Benin. Elle fait partie de ces amazones des temps modernes qui accompagnent le personnel médical à répondre efficacement aux demandes de soins des patients en détresse.
A Laboratory Technician Supports Efforts Against NTDs in Benin
39-year-old Xavière Sokpon works as a laboratory technician in Benin. A modern-day wonder woman who never shrinks from her role, Sokpon accompanies medical staff as they respond to care requests from patients in distress.
Ministry of Health in Sierra Leone Praises NTD Sustainability plan for prioritizing locally driven solutions and equitable health services
Sierra Leone’s National Neglected Tropical Diseases Program (NNTDP) politically validated and launched their neglected tropical disease (NTD) Sustainability Plan
Achieving the Last Mile Against Trachoma: Benin’s Journey to Eliminating Trachoma
When WHO declared Benin as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem on May 17, 2023, the country became the fourth country in West Africa and fifth country in WHO’s African Region to do so.
Progress Towards Elimination: Act | West Countries Highlight Efforts Against Onchocerciasis
The Act | West consortium have made great strides during their tenure in the Act | West program towards the elimination of onchocerciasis (OV).