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From Personal Experience to Global Impact: Fikre Seife Elected Co-Chair of NNN’s WASH Working Group
For Fikre Seife, the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is deeply personal. Growing up

Ethiopia’s 4th National Research Symposium on NTDs & Malaria
In February 2025, Dire Dawa became a hub of innovation as Ethiopia’s 4th National Research

Kigali Dialogues – NALA’s booth ignites conversation at this year’s COR-NTD Conference in Rwanda
At the heart of the InCORNTD 2025 Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, NALA’s booth became a

NALA Founder Honored with SID Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Zvi Bentwich, President and Founder of NALA and global health pioneer, received the SID Lifetime Achievement

Coming Together to unite, act, eliminate, and prevent NTDs for good – World NTD Day 2025
January 30th marks World NTD Day, a day to celebrate progress and accelerate efforts to eliminate NTDs for

Championing Global Health Leadership with Dorin Brenner Turgeman as NNN Vice-Chair
For NALA, leadership means stepping up to advance global health efforts, and we’re proud to
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Conversation with 3 Religious Leaders in Adwa
“The NALA training woke me up,” commented Priest Hawas Gebremichael. “Before the training, I understood

Designing Affordable Toilets this World Toilet Day
Across the world, cell phones are the new newspapers. The pocket-sized technological device acts as

Identify, Treat, Prevent: Trachoma in Schools
Mr. Destaw, a school director at Ottuwa Mulu Primary School in Guraferda district, recently participated

Restoring Water in Schools this World Water Week
For eight years a broken handpump, responsible for providing safe water access to 1200 children,