Centre for NTD Research (CNTDR) - UHAS

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The National NTD Program of Ghana under the auspices of the Ghana Health Service celebrated this year's NTD Day with a durbar at Madina, Accra calling on partners to unite,partners to unite and act to eliminate NTDs. 30th January... #beatNTDs @UHASGhana @AlfredManyeh

Join us and let's end NTDs together to make the world a better place. @UHASGhana @MargaretGyapong @AlfredManyeh @WHO @WHOGhana #beatNTDs

30th January every year is World NTD Day. Join us at @UHASGhana @UHAS_IHR @UHAS_NTD as we work together to #endtheneglect and #beatNTDs @AlfredManyeh @MargaretGyapong @KristofaT

@UHAS_NTD held a stakeholder engagement meeting on the 7th November 2025 at the Mariam Hotel in Tamale, ahead of training and data collection for the LF Morbidity Project (Facility assessment for LF-Morbidity management & disability accessibility in Ghana Project) @Sightsavers

A wonderful engagement with stakeholders within the WASH space during the research dissemination and intervention mapping meeting for the @UHASGhana & VRA Schistosomiasis Control Project on the 7th July 2025. @AlfredManyeh @elimin8schisto @MargaretGyapong @UHAS_IHR @GHS @DSD_GHS

The @UHASGhana and @Sightsavers collaboration is a new era in the fight against NTDs. A project for "Facility Assessment for LF Morbidity Management & Disability Accessibility in Ghana." @MargaretGyapong @UHAS_IHR @UHASGhana @WHO @NTDCOUNTDOWN @AlfredManyeh @EvelynAcquah86

The @UHAS_NTD at @UHASGhana held a successful kick-off meeting today (23/6/2025) with partners following the signing of an MoU between UHAS and Sightsavers International for collaboration in research on NTDs. @Sightsavers @MargaretGyapong @AlfredManyeh @WHO @UHAS_IHR

Today, @UHAS_NTD joined the National NTD Program at Sogakope to crown the 6th anniversary of the World NTD Day Celebration with a grand durbar with the chiefs and people of Sogakope. @UHAS_IHR @UHAS_CHPIR @COR_NTD @_GHSofficial @AlfredManyeh @MargaretGyapong @

Wonderful time yesterday @UHAS_NTD during our annual World NTD Day awareness float through the principal streets of Ho with first-year students from @UHASGhana. NTDs are diseases of poverty affecting 1.5 billion people worldwide. Join the fight; invest in NTD research @UHAS_IHR

At the TDR Global Africa symposium to mark 50 years of impact at the Africa Regent Hotel in Accra, Ghana with @MargaretGyapong @AlfredManyeh @UHAS_NTD @UHAS_IHR @UHAS_CHPIR Great listening to great minds with a wealth of experience in research on diseases of poverty.

It was a wonderful experience representing @UHAS_IHR @UHAS_NTD @UHAS_CHPIR at the TDR Global Africa symposium to celebrate 50 years of TDR impact. Interesting presentations by speakers and a wealth of experienced shared by panelists during discussions. @MargaretGyapong @TDRnews

The @UHAS_IHR @UHAS_NTD @UHAS_CHPIR , in partnership with the GHS's National NTDs Control Program @_GHSofficial and Bruyere Research Institute, are conducting a Moxidectin Acceptability Study for Onchocerciasis control in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District. @Tropi1Neglected

Continuous monitoring and documentation is very crucial in the intervention stage (phase II) of every implementation research (IR) study. @UHAS_NTD @UHAS_IHR is leaving nothing to chance in the fight against schistosomiasis.@VoltaRiver @_GHSofficial @MargaretGyapong @AlfredManyeh

A team of researchers from @UHAS_NTD and @UHAS_CHPIR at @UHAS_IHR trained and deployed research assistants to collect baseline data on ivercmectin MDA to serve as baseline for pilot introduction of moxidectin for onchocerciasis MDA in Twifo Ati Morkwa in Ghana. @AKrentel @TDRnews

Africa-Europe research collaboration gains more momentum @JGyapong @UHASGhana @UHAS_IHR universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

Implementation Research is a central and indispensable component of improving public health interventions to achieve expected impact. @TDRnews @tdrglobalafrica @RSTMH @Sightsavers @Sightsavers_Pol @JGyapong @Tropi1Neglected @MargaretGyapong

In order to #EndtheNeglect and #Beatntd, no one must be left out. School children were not left out in the schistosomiasis mass drug administration (MDA) using praziquantel. @Tropi1Neglected @UHASGhana @uhascmalr_gh @UHAS_IHR @UHAS_CHPIR @Uhas_Gpsa @_GHSofficial @MargaretGyapong

Mass drug administration (MDA) using praziquantel for schistosomiasis currently ongoing in the Asuogyaman District on the UHAS-VRA Schistosomiasis Control Project. @Tropi1Neglected @UHASGhana @UHAS_CHPIR @UHAS_IHR @VoltaRiver @MargaretGyapong @AlfredManyeh @_GHSofficial @WHO

@UHAS_IHR and @VoltaRiver assisted Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis by @_GHSofficial currently ongoing in communities along the Volta River basin - A major intervention in the fight against schistosomiasis. @MargaretGyapong @AlfredManyeh @COR_NTD @UHAS_CHPIR