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Improving Access to Health Services in Ghana through Evidence-Based Health Worker Training POSTED ON: OCTOBER 14, 2019 American Leprosy Missions’ AIM program has received an 18-month grant from the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases...

Qualitative Research in Action: Understanding Experiences of Skin NTDs in Liberia POSTED ON: SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 This content was originally posted by the London Applied & Spatial Epidemiology Research Group (LASER). Improving program implementation to achieve...

USAID’s Act to End NTDs | West Program Launches: American Leprosy Missions Targets Disease and Morbidity Mapping POSTED ON: JUNE 17, 2019 American Leprosy Missions’ AIM Initiative program has launched activities as part of the U.S. Agency for International...

Leading Global Health Organization Welcomes New Vice President POSTED ON: MARCH 20, 2019 (Greenville, S.C., March 20, 2019) — The South Carolina-based organization working to cure and care for people with leprosy and related diseases is adding to its staff with the...

Mapping NTDs in Ghana POSTED ON: NOVEMBER 9, 2018 This content was originally posted by the London Applied & Spatial Epidemiology Research Group (LASER). Integrated management of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has been recommended by the World Health...

Case Finding NTDs in Liberia’s Rainy Season POSTED ON: OCTOBER 15, 2018 This content was originally posted by the London Applied & Spatial Epidemiology Research Group (LASER). Successful case finding is a cornerstone of many health programs, irrespective of where...

Mozambique Implementing the Global Leprosy Strategy 2016-2020 POSTED ON: MARCH 27, 2018 Article reposted from the World Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, Global Leprosy Programme...

American Leprosy Missions Celebrates World Lymphedema Day POSTED ON: MARCH 2, 2018 On March 6, 2018, World Lymphedema Day is celebrated to raise awareness about lymphedema, a complication of lymphatic filariasis. It is a swelling of the limbs caused by damage of the...

Don’t be Alone, Don’t be Afraid: Partnerships Fostered Between the NTD Programme and Communities in Liberia POSTED ON: FEBRUARY 8, 2018 By Karsor Kollie, Laura Dean, Anna Wickenden and Sally Theobald Ma Grace, Pa Abraham and Pastor Joseph stood strong to tell their...

American Leprosy Mission’s Innovative Approach to Leprosy Elimination POSTED ON: JANUARY 24, 2018 For more than 60 years, on the last Sunday of January, thousands of people across the globe have celebrated World Leprosy Day and remembered those who suffer from...