Big News: The Malaria Vaccine Alliance is coming! 🌍
Thanks to funding and leadership from Coefficient Giving, Bridges will support the creation of a coordinated structure to accelerate next-gen malaria vaccines.
Working in the field? Help shape our priorities:
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#MalariaVaccines
Join partners of the FGS Integration Group as well as @giz.de @bmz.de today for a webinar on strengthening financing for Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS), which is essential to advancing women’s health, equity, and integrated NTD responses!
"Health is a right, not a privilege." -Bridges' new fellow, Dr Victoria Gamba, on her experience working with women in Kenya. The new WHO TAG UGS agrees and is providing countries tools to ensure the patient journey ends in diagnosis and treatment.
#beatNTDs #FGSchisto #InternationalWomensDay
How many cases are enough to act? Dr Opare shared new data with FGS prevalence in parts of Ghana up to 22%. Bridges' Dr Jacobson noted that even w/ new estimates, we're still missing upper genital tract cases that cause infertility. We need better diagnostics & routine screening at all levels!
Integration is the path to elimination. Yesterday, Bridges & GLIDE explored how to break silos in global health. From WHO HQ to national programs in Ghana & Kenya, the consensus is clear: Schistosomiasis care must be integrated into routine SRHR and primary health services. 🌍 #HealthEquity #beatNTD
Following #InternationalWomen'sDay, join us on Wednesday 11 March at 4pm CET for a webinar exploring female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) as an example of why equity, gender, and integration must be central to disease elimination strategies.
Register: lnkd.in/ddG9nSqD and share!
#beatNTDs
Check out @effecthope.bsky.social important blog about health equity On #InternationalWomensDay! Female Genital Schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) is a powerful example of what health inequity can look like. FGS is a hidden crisis affecting millions of women and girls.
effecthope.org/what-is-heal...
We're thrilled to announce another exciting addition to FIG➡️ The Canadian Network for NTDs! This national coalition of Canadian organisation brings strong advocacy, research, and policy expertise to help us elevate FGS within global health priorities.
bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#EndFGS #EndTheNeglect
Dr Jacobson was happy to open their webinar on Integrating FGS into Sexual and Reproductive Health Services to commemorate #WorldNTDDay and part of the Mwele Malecela Days of Action 2026 program.
In January, we welcomed our newest FIG member🎉
@onehealth_tz bringing vital One Health and community‑driven expertise to strengthen integrated action on FGS.
bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#EndFGS #EndTheNeglect
We're passionate about bridging gaps in FGS care to improve the lives of affected women and girls. We closed 2025 by aligning with partners on FGS priorities & are prepared for a pivotal 2026!
🔗 Our reflections from #TropMed25 bit.ly/3NJl3si
#WorldNTDDay #FGS #BeatNTDs
On #WorldNTDDay, we shine a light on female genital schistosomiasis (FGS). FGS is caused by a parasitic infection. It's easily treatable and preventable but often unrecognised & misdiagnosed, and many women receive the wrong treatment. Learn more here 🔗 bit.ly/FIG-schisto #BeatNTDs
On #WorldNTDDay, as a @stop2030.org partner, we're celebrating the approval by the Ghana FDA of the fixed- dose combination of ivermectin and albendazole. This co-formulation addresses the need for better medicines and combinations for intestinal worms by WHO’s 2021-2030 Roadmap!
#beatNTDs
We're honored to share this tribute from our co-founder,
Julie Jacobson, to the legendary Bill Foege. Dr. Foege’s life and work serve as a reminder that the most impactful global health solutions begin with a commitment to people and a heart for service.
bit.ly/4k0ZDCR
#globalhealth #leadership
We’re kicking off 2026 with a new publication on Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS).
To continue progress on FGS and address challenges including from aid cuts and climate change, the authors propose 7 priority actions for the global community.
Check it out: lnkd.in/gZzDfD7m
#FGSchisto #BeatNTDs
As we close 2025, we’re reflecting on an extraordinary #TropMed25 week for female genital schistosomiasis. #FGS partners are building momentum and 2026 is an opportunity to turn new evidence into real, sustained change for women and girls. Read more👉 bit.ly/FGSASTMH2025
🌍 Interested in global health & development?
Applications are open for our 2026 Internship Program and new Bridges Fellowship
⏰ Apply by 18 Jan 2026
Internship: lnkd.in/gbUUC2ex
Fellowship: lnkd.in/giiCyvuv
Predictable procurement, manufacturing strategy, financing mechanisms, WHO policy & strong stewardship are all needed to ensure #equitable access.
Read our full reflection here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/financ...
#beatNTDs #innovation #globalhealth
From #moxidectin to pediatric praziquantel and the ivermectin–albendazole FDC, promising tools are emerging — but only coordinated planning will unlock their full impact.
@stop2030.org
Our symposium brought together leaders across sectors to discuss how countries, funders, pharma, and technical partners can prepare for new medicines entering the pipeline.
At #TropMed25, financing and access to NTD innovations were a key theme for Bridges. The donation model has taken us far, but sustainable access pathways are essential for the uptake of new innovations that will allow us to reach WHO’s NTD Roadmap 2030 control and elimination goals.
Inspired to hear the first data from groundbreaking study, MAP-FGS, at #TropMed25! The first study to estimate the prevalence of FGS across sub-Saharan Africa, filling crucial data gaps to guide regional interventions for at-risk women and girls. www.linkedin.com/pulse/key-le... #FGSchisto #beatNTDs
Proud of our Bridges interns at #TropMed25! 2025 interns both presented their master’s theses: Nikita on diabetes & lymphatic filariasis in India and Israel on adolescent boys’ attitudes toward menstruation in Ghana.
Grateful to reconnect with past interns too- the future of global health is bright!
🎗️ 17 Nov is #CervicalCancerElimination Day.
Female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) affects millions of women and girls, yet it is invisible in cervical cancer strategies.
FGS ↑ risk of HPV/HIV & mimics cervical cancer.
🧩Integration saves lives.
Learn more: bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#BeatNTDs #SRHR
🎗️ 17 Nov is #CervicalCancerElimination Day.
Female genital schistosomiasis (#FGSchisto) affects millions of women and girls, yet it is invisible in cervical cancer strategies.
FGS ↑ risk of HPV/HIV & mimics cervical cancer.
🧩Integration saves lives.
Learn more: bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#BeatNTDs #SRHR
Moderated by Andre Picard, the panel shared positive examples of strategic collaborations leveraging various mechanisms including in Chagas, FGS and Moxidectin and reminded us to keep dreaming big, even during this funding crisis. #globalhealth #beatntds #advocacy #innovation
Canadian Network on NTDs and @dndi.org put on a great event tonight with panel from GHIT Fund, IDRC, Grand Challenges Canada & AN2 Therapeutics on collaborative R & D for neglected patients like Mulikat, a Noma survivor and advocate.
Kicking off the first full day of #TropMed25 with an energising panel discussing scientists’ role in global health diplomacy. In the context of COVID, new leadership and post-truth, the importance of health diplomacy in international relations has grown #iAmTropMed #globalhealth @astmh.bsky.social
Bridges is at the @astmh.bsky.social strengthening partnerships, amplifying voices from affected countries, and aligning with partners to support access, stewardship planning and policy and scale up. Check out our highlights around FGS, the PINE project, and @stop2030.org. bit.ly/4p5ZZtw #IamTropMed
We're proud to have been a part of this project integrating #FGS care into sexual and reproductive health services in Kenya. Check out the policy brief from @frontlineaids.bsky.social sharing key lessons learned! #beatNTDs #FGSchisto