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The environment is fundamental to human health.

MONKEY POX??? MPOX??? HOW DID HUMANS GET IT??? Western media often fail to tell us the full story of how the wars sponsored by outside interests have devastated Central Africa and are making the public health situation there so dangerous. For example, desperate refugees from conflicts there can be forced by hunger to eat poorly cooked wild animal meat. Diseases then cross from animals to humans. The spread of MPox, Ebola, and other diseases are then made worse, just because Africa's resources are being stolen on behalf of foreign companies by armed militias and warlords. https://lnkd.in/e-TsVu3U

The END Fund has an ambitious goal: to help 500 million people live without the risk of neglected tropical diseases. Many people have never heard the term neglected tropical diseases, but that doesn't change the fact that this group of diseases threatens one out of every five people on the planet. Right now, we are seeing unprecedented progress in this effort with countries like Senegal, Mali, Kenya and Zimbabwe close to eliminating a neglected tropical disease. But, we aren’t at the finish line yet. In our new video, we explore why this global movement is so important and how we plan to achieve one of the greatest public health stories in human history. #TheENDFund #impactphilanthropy #SDGs #privatesectorphilanthropy #globalhealth #NTDs https://lnkd.in/e9sTtnsA

Can people really be healthy if they’re drinking polluted water, breathing dirty air, or living in close quarters with disease-carrying animals? The answer is no. That’s why the #OneHealth approach—recognizing that the health of people, animals, and the planet are deeply connected—is key for people and the planet. After all, a clean environment benefits everyone. This week, experts are gathering in South Africa for global One Health Community’s #WOHC2024, one of the largest global forums dedicated to this critical health issue. https://lnkd.in/drav8XdS

Brilliant to see neglected tropical diseases (#NTDs) included in the global health section of the C7 Communiqué, thanks to great advocacy work by NTD networks Canadian Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases / Réseau Canadien pour les MTNs and Deutsches Netzwerk gegen vernachlässigte Tropenkrankheiten (DNTDs) through Civil7 Italy 2024 held this week. The C7 Communiqué will be presented to G7 sherpas ahead of the G7 Summit which kicks off in Puglia, Italy in June. We need #G7 leaders to take action to #BeatNTDs. Read the full C7 Communiqué: https://lnkd.in/evD-Y-EX

In this video, Mpho Dagada sheds light on the cholera outbreak that took place in Hammanskraal. He explores the challenges of contaminated water, government negligence, and the exploitation by water mafias. Highlighting his personal experience and the plight of the affected communities, Dagada urges viewers to become proactive citizens and hold authorities accountable. This video is a stark reminder of the importance of safe water access and responsible governance. Join us in understanding and addressing this urgent public health crisis. #choleraoutbreak #watercrisis #cholera

We are partnering with organizations around the world to address global health challenges and create #OneWorldAHealthierTomorrow. One of our nongovernmental partners, Plan International, shares how a grant from the Astellas Global Health Foundation will make a lasting impact in mitigating life-threatening water and insect-related diseases in communities in Loreto, Peru. Read the update from Needa Malik, technical lead on the project, about the community-led approach to improve the health of local residents in need. https://bit.ly/3M8Dbb4 #WorldHumanitarianDay

Important article about the health dangers that continue to confront rural America not only from epidemic disease but also from every day life. “There are signs that President Biden and Congress want to invest in rural America to lift up economic opportunity. But investing in rural health is vital to these economic strategies; they must go hand in hand. There are encouraging moves here as well, but we need something akin to a Marshall Plan for rural America–and there might be bipartisan support for such bold efforts, particularly in health. “

As the Earth warms, emerging zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 have the potential to devastate communities around the world - do we have what it takes to take action? A new mini-Master Class featuring AbtGlobal's Director of Global Health Security Carolynn Poulsen reckons with that question. Find it here: bit.ly/4dkiV1N #GlobalHealthSecurity #ClimateChange #ZoonoticDiseases

As we celebrate two years of the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), a high-level declaration mobilising political will, community commitment, resources, and action on NTDs, it is brilliant to see so many partners endorsing and making commitments to beat #NTDs for good! Find out how to endorse the Declaration and explore existing commitments: ➡️➡️https://bit.ly/4csq5QR Let's #UniteActEliminate to #BeatNTDs!