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Winning the war

In some of the world’s poorest and most fragile communities, a global campaign against long-neglected tropical diseases is gaining ground.

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UAE institute to boost global fight against tropical diseases

The Abu Dhabi-based centre will support research and build new capacity in the battle to eliminate polio, malaria and neglected diseases.

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The moment / A meeting that changed the world

Thirty years ago, a conversation between Sheikh Zayed and President Carter sparked a partnership that has helped bring a debilitating disease to the brink of eradication.

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UAE health prize hopes to speed path to disease elimination

Abu Dhabi-based GLIDE launches award calling for new, catalytic approaches to wiping out diseases of poverty.

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The flying hospital treating blindness around the world

Preventable eye disease can be a life sentence in poor countries. One charity aims to change that.

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The moment / Waging war on forgotten diseases

Abu Dhabi unveils $100m fund to eradicate diseases of poverty in the Middle East and Africa.

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Winners announced for $1m UAE health prize

Doctors from Ghana, Yemen, Pakistan, and the Philippines receive funding for innovative community approaches to eliminating infectious diseases.

Insights

Shining a spotlight on female health workers

Women are leading the global fight against disease. It’s time we gave them more recognition and funding, writes Diana Yousef, from the Global Institute for Disease Elimination.

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The end game

Inside the new UAE institute hoping to globalise the fight to wipe out neglected tropical diseases.

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Global campaign to end Guinea worm gets $10m boost

New funding from Abu Dhabi's crown prince will support the last mile of disease eradication efforts.

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UAE firm backs fight against preventable disease with $10m pledge

Matched donation from Al Ansari Exchange and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aims to drive progress against polio and neglected tropical diseases.

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Guinea worm disease: the last mile

Signatories to the Abu Dhabi Declaration on the Eradication of Guinea Worm Disease commit to re-doubling efforts to eradicate the disease by 2030.

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Big picture / New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

The donation to the Reaching the Last Mile Fund will target neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Sudan.

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The future is bright

Bill Gates shares his optimism at UAE event on catalytic philanthropy and next generation social impact.

Podcasts

Philanthropy and the last mile of disease elimination

Ellen Agler, CEO of the END Fund, a philanthropy-backed initiative targeting neglected tropical diseases, talks progress, pooled giving, and the decolonisation of global health.

NTDs

Winning the war

UAE institute to boost global fight against tropical diseases

The moment / A meeting that changed the world

UAE health prize hopes to speed path to disease elimination

The flying hospital treating blindness around the world

The moment / Waging war on forgotten diseases

Winners announced for $1m UAE health prize

Shining a spotlight on female health workers

The end game

Global campaign to end Guinea worm gets $10m boost

UAE firm backs fight against preventable disease with $10m pledge

Guinea worm disease: the last mile

Big picture / New $22.5m boost for Abu Dhabi-led disease elimination campaign

The future is bright

Philanthropy and the last mile of disease elimination

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