When the Skills Stay Local: Building Sustainable Disease Prevention in Adwa
What if the strongest disease prevention solutions are the ones communities can lead and sustain themselves? For NALA, sustainability is not only about whether a water system is working when a programme ends. It is about whether the knowledge, skills and local structures are there to keep it working in the years that follow. In […]
Ending the Cycle: How Community-Led Snail Mapping and Integrated Interventions Are Accelerating Schistosomiasis Elimination in Some Districts, Ethiopia
Eliminating schistosomiasis requires more than treating infection. It requires interrupting transmission at its source. In Ethiopia, where millions rely on rivers, ponds, and irrigation canals for daily life, repeated exposure to infested water sustains the cycle of infection despite years of Mass Drug Administration (MDA). While MDA has reduced the burden of disease and protected […]
From Snail Mapping to Community Action
Community-led action planning for interrupting schistosomiasis transmission in Southern, Central and South West Ethiopia Across rural Ethiopia, rivers, ponds, and irrigation canals are part of daily life. Communities rely on these water sources for washing, bathing, farming, and play. But these same waters can also carry invisible risks. Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease transmitted when […]
Conversation with 3 Religious Leaders in Adwa
“The NALA training woke me up,” commented Priest Hawas Gebremichael. “Before the training, I understood that my own personal hygiene was important, but the training paved the way for me to think about the importance of hygiene and sanitation for all the people in my church. I understand now that I can lead the way […]