"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
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
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
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
Proud to share our new study in PLOS Global Public Health on integrating FGS care into SRH services in Kenya. Addressing this neglected disease is key to advancing women’s health and equity. Read more: doi.org/10.1371/jour...
#globalhealth #womenshealth #FGSchisto #beatNTDs
Bridges is proud to have partnered on this important work integrating female genital schistosomiasis #FGSchisto
screening into sexual and reproductive health #SRH services in #Kenya! Over 8000 women were screened resulting in approx. 28% diagnosed with FGS. bit.ly/4niJgT5 #beatNTDs #integration
Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) affects women & girls without safe water or sanitation. It's caused by a parasite caught during daily water use. This #WorldWaterWeek, FIG calls for clean water, hygiene & sanitation to help #BeatNTDs.
🔗 bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#WorldWaterWeek2025 #FGSchisto
White background, FIG (logo FIG Together To End Female Genital Schistosomiasis) Welcomes FIND (logo FIND Diagnosis for all). Quote in turquoise writing "Female Genital Schistosomiasis (#FGS) remains one of the most overlooked women’s health issues of our time. We are committed to changing that by strengthening access to timely, accurate diagnostics at the primary health care level. By joining FIG, we aim to ensure that no woman or girl is left undiagnosed or untreated due to lack of awareness or tools. Together, we can build integrated, cross-sectoral solutions that drive diagnostic equity and transform the future of women and girls affected by FGS."
White background FIG logo (FIG Together To End Female Genital Schistosomiasis) Welcomes FIND logo (FIND Diagnosis for all)
We’re thrilled to welcome FIND to the #FGSchisto Integration Group (FIG) 🙌
A global leader in diagnostic innovation, FIND is committed to ensuring no woman or girl affected by FGS is left undiagnosed or untreated.
bit.ly/FIG-schisto
We are excited to welcome our newest FIG member, Speak Up Africa 🎉
Based in Senegal, they’re championing African-led solutions for public health and sustainable development.
bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#EndFGS #EndTheNeglect #FGSchisto #BeatNTDs
#DYK there is a water-borne infection that can lead to #infertility ,📈 risk to HIV & is often misdiagnosed as an #STI? Our cross-sector coalition tackles the neglected issue of #FGSchisto across #SRHR, #HIV, #HPV, #NTDs & #WASH.
🎥 Watch our explainer video: youtu.be/TJD9_3DQwsY
#EndTheNeglect
NTD champions serve as crucial educators in their communities who advocate for NTDs elimination, bringing fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to advocacy efforts.
Great to see many key perspectives at the Speak Up Africa webinar today. #Schistosomiasis #FGSchisto #WASH
Welcome new FIG members- @NALA_Foudation.
Based in Ethiopia, NALA aims to break the poverty cycle by eradicating #NTDs and other diseases of poverty with a holistic approach that targets the root causes of those diseases. Together we will work to #EndTheNeglect on #FGSchisto. #BeatNTDs
#FGSchisto is one of the most common sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) issues in sub-Saharan Africa.
How can FGS be integrated into HIV & SRHR programmes?
Join @frontlineaids.bsky.social, LVCT Health & Bridges To development online to find out about .
bit.ly/fgsjunewebinar
#DYK there is a waterborne infection that can lead to #infertility ,📈 risk to HIV & is often misdiagnosed as an #STI? The FIG cross-sector coalition tackles the neglected issue of #FGSchisto across #SRHR, #HIV, #HPV, #NTDs & #WASH.
🎥 Watch our explainer video: youtu.be/TJD9_3DQwsY
#FGSchisto is one of the most common sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) issues in sub-Saharan Africa.
How can FGS be integrated into HIV & SRHR programmes?
Join @frontlineaids.bsky.social, LVCT Health & Bridges To development online to find out about .
bit.ly/fgsjunewebinar
#DYK there is a water-borne infection that can lead to #infertility ,📈 risk to HIV & is often misdiagnosed as an #STI? Our cross-sector coalition tackles the neglected issue of #FGSchisto across #SRHR, #HIV, #HPV, #NTDs & #WASH.
🎥 Watch our explainer video: youtu.be/TJD9_3DQwsY
#EndTheNeglect
Why is it important to advocate for FGS integration NOW in the Country Coordinating Mechanisms (CCM)?
📈 community engagement
Securing funding & aligning w #GlobalHealth initiatives
Raising #FGSchisto profile
Integrating within existing programmes
How is gender playing a part? In integrating #FGSchisto into HIV Services - advocacy must shift to more cost effective strategies.
@w4_gf is advocating for incl FGS in the @GlobalFund modular framework, & Gender Assessments for evidence informed planning & budgeting.
Progress of #FGSchisto integration in Malawi 🇲🇼, aiming to 📉 schisto prevalence fr 50% to <1% by 2030. Great progress made, incl. facility visits for basic situation analysis.
Main issues:
Poor access to #diagnostics & treatment
#HealthWorkers knowledge gap on FGS
#MDA perception in community
Joining the FGS 2.0 webinar by our friends at EANNASO, looking at the current status on Female Genital Schistosomiasis implementation in Malawi🇲🇼 & the approach they took to integrate #FGSchisto into the national 'Guidelines for Management of sexually-transmitted infections'.
Great article about the impact of this waterborne parasitic infection on #WomensHealth in #Kenya- Female Genital #Schistosomiasis #FGSchisto
"My battle with waterborne disease misdiagnosed as STI"
nation.africa/kenya/health...
FIG (Together to End Female Genital Schistosomiasis) Welcomes NALA - Quote “NALA is proud to join the FGS Integration Group (FIG) to help bring long-overdue attention to female genital #schistosomiasis. We believe that prevention must start with the realities of women and girls, and that integrating #FGS into education, WASH, and reproductive health systems is essential to ensuring dignity, access, and quality care for all.”
Our partner NALA has joined FIG!
Based in Ethiopia, NALA works to break the poverty cycle by eradicating #NTDs & other diseases of poverty with a holistic approach that aims to eliminate the root causes of NTDs. Together we will work to #EndTheNeglect on #FGSchisto
➡️ bit.ly/FIG-schisto
Do you work in Neglected Tropical Diseases #NTDs or Sexual and Reproductive Health #SRHR programs in Malawi?
Join us for a webinar about Female Genital Schistosomiasis #FGSchisto in Malawi at 10:30am CAT June 4!
FGS Integration Group (FIG) partner @Pakachere is presenting!
Register🔗 bit.ly/malawiFGS
FIG (Together to end female genital schistosomiasis) proudly welcomes : Pakachere Institute of Health, Development and Communication, GANE Global Alliance for NTD Eliminiation and NALA
We are excited to welcome new members GANE Kenya, NALA and Pakachere 🥳 join FIG, united by a shared goal to #EndFGS and improve the lives of women and girls in #Africa.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#FGSchisto #EndtheNeglect #WomensHealth #schistosomiasis
Join us in welcoming The Global Alliance for NTDs Elimination (GANE), an organisation based in Kenya, committed to #EndTheNeglect of NTDs through awareness, advocacy, and policy, to the FGS Integration Group [FIG]. We are excited to be working with them to #EndFGS #BeatNTDs #FGSchisto
We are excited to have new members GANEKenya, NALA_Foundation and Pakachere 🥳 join the FGS Integration Group (FIG), united by a shared goal to #EndFGS and improve the lives of women and girls in Africa. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/FIG-schisto
#FGSchisto #EndtheNeglect #beatNTDs @gsa.bsky.social
Our team was proud to see the FGS Integration Group (FIG) exhibit at the #ASeatAtTheTable side event during #WHA78 celebrating the importance of #PeopleCentredCare. 🪑🎨
Founder Sarah was joined by Zabeen and Dirk from our Board to advocate for women affected by FGS 🧡 #NTDs #GlobalHealth #FGSchisto
From the @afro.who.int #25NTDPMM in April, in 🇹🇬, Dr Pauline Mwinzi shares the sessions related to SCH-STH incl. key recommendations in mitigating funding cuts;
progress in #FGSchisto control introduction into countries & #Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminth M&E updates.
We are excited to hear about #FGSchisto integration advances by MoH #Malawi supported by @giz.de new initiative:
"From Neglect to Action: Invest in Women,Invest in Health"
Thank you @afro.who.int ESPEN for highlighting #FGSchisto at #25NTDPMM
Find out more:
www.eliminateschisto.org/news-events/...
Did you know: #FGS is a neglected condition affecting 56 million women & girls in Africa.
Want to learn from about #FGSchisto?
Take a look at these handy FAQs ➡️ tinyurl.com/bdhcd4p3
#BeatNTDs #IWD2025 #IWD
