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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.

Update

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.

Update

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.

Update

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.

In-depth Issue 15

The end game

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

Update

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.

Podcasts

Philanthropy and the last mile of disease elimination

Ellen Agler is CEO of the END Fund, a philanthropy-backed initiative working to bring an end to the five most common neglected tropical diseases. She joins the Impact Room to talk 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 end game

Global campaign to end Guinea worm gets $10m boost

Philanthropy and the last mile of disease elimination

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