{"id":3836,"date":"2026-01-13T05:09:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/?page_id=3836"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:52:10","slug":"neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/","title":{"rendered":"Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3836\" class=\"elementor elementor-3836\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6619532 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6619532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670898c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"670898c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PHER:  Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Kenya: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55446d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55446d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d5ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d5ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW105821437 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW105821437 BCX0\">Amref Health Africa leads Kenya&#8217;s fight to control and eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including Lymphatic Filariasis (hydroceles and lymphoedema), Schistosomiasis (bilharzia), Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis (intestinal worms), Visceral Leishmaniasis (kala-azar), and Trachoma. Targeting the most vulnerable, we partner with the national and county governments to build integrated health programmes that create sustainable and lasting change.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW105821437 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0bcd47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e0bcd47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-616d6d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"616d6d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3440a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3440a4\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PHER2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER2.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER2.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER2.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3848\" alt=\"\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PHER2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER2.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER2.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Escape the Neglect: Eliminating NTDs in a Changing World<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3f0b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab3f0b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a87a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a87a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.amref.org\/news\/2025\/08\/domestic-funding-crucial-for-elimination-of-neglected-tropical-diseases\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/pher1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PHER1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3847\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?resize=365%2C205&ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"3847\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/pher1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PHER1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Domestic Funding Crucial for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3c037 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b3c037\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b67144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b67144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.amref.org\/blog\/2025\/06\/childrens-investment-fund-foundation-gsk-and-amref-health-africa-donate-over-ksh-17-5-million-in-bicycles-and-diagnostic-equipment-to-strengthen-primary-health-care-in-siaya-county\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/pher3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/PHER3.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749134978&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG PHOTOGRAPHY 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County.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2175b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2175b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c77029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c77029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Videos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d01fc64 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d01fc64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27026c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d27026c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bf731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"36bf731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=WMwuIUeHrYQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8234e70 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8234e70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4120f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4120f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=1EIEtDRW08o&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa600b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa600b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3165fe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3165fe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=vsyWawn-aLY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85015df elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85015df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3edf65b\" data-id=\"3edf65b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43dfcb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e43dfcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Impact<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b4a9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43b4a9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf65b14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf65b14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140ffbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"140ffbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Treatments targeting Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis, and Trachoma administered cumulatively.<\/span>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"31\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">M<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8757a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8757a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45fbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"a45fbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Healthcare workers trained on NTD diagnosis, management, prevention, and delivery of treatments.<\/span>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"20819\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e325735 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e325735\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6064c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"6064c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">7,000+ clinical cases of NTDs managed. <\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"7000\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cdbee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3cdbee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47dd5eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47dd5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">23\/23 (100%)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e26ee02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e26ee02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW106740355 BCX0\" lang=\"EN\" xml:lang=\"EN\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW106740355 BCX0\">Endemic sub-counties for Lymphatic Filariasis no longer require mass treatment.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373a8da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"373a8da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdee6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"8cdee6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Presence across all 47 counties, utilizing precision mapping (see map below) to target interventions where they are mostly needed. <\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"47\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">Counties<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d06f19 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d06f19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f0fe5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5f0fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Integrated Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521371f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"521371f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our strategy, aligned with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240010352\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">WHO NTD Roadmap (2021\u20132030)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afro.who.int\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-03\/KENYA_NTD_MASTER_PLAN_2023_2027.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kenya NTDs Masterplan (2023-2027)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240094208\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">WHO East Africa VL Elimination Framework (2023-2030)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/guidelines.health.go.ke:8000\/media\/Kenya_Universal_Health_Coverage_Policy_2020__2030.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kenya\u2019s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Agenda<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/download\/strategy-2023-2030\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Amref\u2019s 2023\u20132030 Strategy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sustainable Development Goals 3, 5, 6, 13,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is built on three pillars:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strengthening Health Systems:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We work with governments to embed NTD interventions into primary health care systems, while adopting digital tools for real-time data capture and reporting;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0<\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Empowering Communities:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through a community-centric approach, we empower communities to drive preventive and promotive health initiatives through Community Health Promoters (CHPs);\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\u00a0<\/li><li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Driving Sustainable Change:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0We always strive to address the root causes of diseases to sustainably eliminate NTDs e.g. ensuring increased WASH coverage to accelerate and sustain efforts geared towards NTD elimination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9137c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b9137c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b48b5d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b48b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flagship Programmes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3982179 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3982179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f15ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7f15ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf1f17 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdf1f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (NPELF)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc72fea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dc72fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30503c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30503c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c2db1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47c2db1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-862f0fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"862f0fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\">NPELF aims to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\">eliminate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\">\u00a0Lymphatic Filariasis in Kenya\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\">six coastal counties<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\">\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\">Kilifi, Kwale, Mombasa, Tana River, Taita Taveta,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\">and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\">\u00a0Lamu\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW59911123 BCX0\">by 2030. 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3e046e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9219fe4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9219fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009b928 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"009b928\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b889565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b889565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.amref.org\/blog\/2025\/07\/from-witch-doctors-to-modern-medicine-breaking-the-chains-of-elephantiasis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/whatsapp-image-2025-07-01-at-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?fit=1080%2C533&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?fit=300%2C148&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?fit=1024%2C505&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?fit=1024%2C505&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3930\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?w=1080&ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?resize=300%2C148&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?resize=1024%2C505&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?resize=768%2C379&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?resize=365%2C180&ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"3930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/whatsapp-image-2025-07-01-at-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?fit=1080%2C533&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?fit=300%2C148&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-07-01-at-13.jpg?fit=1024%2C505&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">From witch doctors to modern medicine: Breaking the chains of elephantiasis<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c9b77 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00c9b77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db32d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db32d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.amref.org\/blog\/2024\/12\/beyond-the-knife-doctors-transform-lives-in-kwale-county-kenya\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/dr-jasper-mwahanje-a-medical-of\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3931\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?resize=365%2C205&ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"3931\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/dr-jasper-mwahanje-a-medical-of\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?fit=2560%2C1440&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1440\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Dr.-Jasper-Mwahanje-a-medical-of.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Beyond the Knife: Doctors Transform Lives in Kwale County, Kenya<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b080de e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b080de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2ec4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b2ec4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/standardmedia.co.ke\/coast\/article\/2001534823\/hydrocele-how-kilifis-free-surgeries-are-lifting-stigma\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/screenshot-627\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?fit=1220%2C627&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1220,627\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot (627)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?fit=300%2C154&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?fit=1024%2C526&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?fit=1024%2C526&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?w=1220&ssl=1 1220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?resize=300%2C154&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?resize=1024%2C526&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?resize=768%2C395&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?resize=365%2C188&ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"3932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/screenshot-627\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?fit=1220%2C627&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1220,627\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot (627)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?fit=300%2C154&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-627-e1767594425402.png?fit=1024%2C526&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hydrocele: How Kilifi's free surgeries are lifting stigma<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ee039 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4ee039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe093c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fe093c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Videos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1086930 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1086930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d758f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d758f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04be631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"04be631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=YvZnCYDoFaI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e06a80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e06a80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e29fbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6e29fbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=9GiefXzbOF4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4897cf1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4897cf1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd55be0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd55be0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c3c845 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c3c845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deworming Innovation Fund (DIF)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc9a641 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dc9a641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365a8ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"365a8ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a006852 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a006852\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8d2d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b8d2d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/img_0057-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_0057-2.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1752746026&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0057-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_0057-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_0057-2.jpg?resize=365%2C243&ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"3935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/img_0057-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_0057-2.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1752746026&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0057-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_0057-2.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_0057-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1957556 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1957556\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281bf80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281bf80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\">The Deworming Innovation Fund (DIF) is a systems-focused initiative in Western Kenya\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\">four counties<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\">\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\">Bungoma, Kakamega,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW219136518 BCX0\">Vihiga<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\">and<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\">\u00a0Trans-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW219136518 BCX0\">Nzoia<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW219136518 BCX0\">\u00a0designed to permanently interrupt the transmission of intestinal worms by 2027. It moves beyond short-term mass drug campaigns by integrating deworming into routine primary healthcare, strengthening WASH collaboration, and using precision mapping. This creates a sustainable, country-led, replicable model for sustainable elimination.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW219136518 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51898d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c51898d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d8047 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92d8047\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1022128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1022128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Featured Stories<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4849a6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b4849a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36e868 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e36e868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829dfda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"829dfda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.amref.org\/blog\/2024\/12\/vihiga-and-bungoma-counties-boldly-ally-in-the-fight-against-neglected-tropical-diseases\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/bungoma-mda-tot-nov-7-8-2024-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?resize=365%2C243&ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"3933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/bungoma-mda-tot-nov-7-8-2024-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Bungoma-MDA-ToT-Nov-7-8-2024-11.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Vihiga and Bungoma Counties Boldly Ally in the Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81859dc e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81859dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa21bf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa21bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.amref.org\/blog\/2025\/02\/western-kenya-deworms-more-than-5-million-people-in-an-ambitious-bid-to-eliminate-intestinal-worms-and-bilharzia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/301a1052-scaled\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"301A1052-scaled\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?w=2560&ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?resize=365%2C243&ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"3934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/301a1052-scaled\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"301A1052-scaled\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/301A1052-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Western Kenya Deworms More Than 5 Million People in an Ambitious Bid to Eliminate Intestinal Worms and Bilharzia<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e3a25 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44e3a25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ead51c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ead51c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Videos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f4d125 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f4d125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1439fac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1439fac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6392fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a6392fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=SIAsnAn0_m0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d75c47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d75c47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d48e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0d48e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=hcrsEQy6nkI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2367654 e-con-full e-flex e-con 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d681234 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d681234\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1fd989 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1fd989\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Practical and Precision Assessment (SPPA) Program: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cf9fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"88cf9fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c435ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c435ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54afc30 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54afc30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef226c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ef226c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\">The Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Practical and Precision Assessment (SPPA) is a comprehensive national assessment that covers\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\">32<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\">schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis-endemic counties in Kenya<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\">. The SPPA advances precision public health by mapping disease burden with high geographic resolution, delineating transmission hotspots to enable targeted intervention and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\">optimize<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266438846 BCX0\">\u00a0resource allocation. 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data-id=\"a2f2a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3937\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/some-of-the-tests-for-kalaazar-in-lodwar-teaching-and-referral-hospital-in-april-2025-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Some-of-the-tests-for-Kalaazar-in-Lodwar-Teaching-and-Referral-Hospital-in-April-2025.jpg.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742972610&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG PHOTOGRAPHY 2024.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Some of the tests for Kalaazar in Lodwar Teaching and Referral Hospital in April 2025.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Some-of-the-tests-for-Kalaazar-in-Lodwar-Teaching-and-Referral-Hospital-in-April-2025.jpg.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Some-of-the-tests-for-Kalaazar-in-Lodwar-Teaching-and-Referral-Hospital-in-April-2025.jpg.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Some-of-the-tests-for-Kalaazar-in-Lodwar-Teaching-and-Referral-Hospital-in-April-2025.jpg.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742972610&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG PHOTOGRAPHY 2024.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Some of the tests for Kalaazar in Lodwar Teaching and Referral Hospital in April 2025.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Some-of-the-tests-for-Kalaazar-in-Lodwar-Teaching-and-Referral-Hospital-in-April-2025.jpg.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Some-of-the-tests-for-Kalaazar-in-Lodwar-Teaching-and-Referral-Hospital-in-April-2025.jpg.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Silent killer: Suffering, pain as Kala-azar ravages communities in Turkana<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5868d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf5868d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68a2da6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68a2da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nation.africa\/kenya\/health\/kala-azar-still-ravaging-northern-kenya-despite-decades-of-warnings-5175174\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/screenshot-628\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?fit=1190%2C608&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1190,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot (628)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?fit=300%2C153&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?fit=1024%2C523&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?fit=1024%2C523&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?w=1190&ssl=1 1190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?resize=300%2C153&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?resize=1024%2C523&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?resize=768%2C392&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?resize=365%2C186&ssl=1 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"3938\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/neglected-tropical-diseases-ntds\/screenshot-628\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?fit=1190%2C608&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1190,608\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot (628)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?fit=300%2C153&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-628-e1767596849778.png?fit=1024%2C523&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Kala-azar still ravaging northern Kenya despite decades of warnings<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c59c9d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c59c9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f3760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32f3760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2025-09-09-suffering-pain-as-kala-azar-ravages-communities-in-turkana\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/population-health-environment-kenya\/classical-signs-of-kala-azar-in-lodwar-turkana\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/classical-signs-of-kala-azar-in-Lodwar-Turkana.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1743834665&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG PHOTOGRAPHY 2024.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"classical signs of kala azar in Lodwar, Turkana\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/classical-signs-of-kala-azar-in-Lodwar-Turkana.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/classical-signs-of-kala-azar-in-Lodwar-Turkana.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/classical-signs-of-kala-azar-in-Lodwar-Turkana.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3835\" alt=\"\" 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1000px\" data-attachment-id=\"3835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/kenya\/population-health-environment-kenya\/classical-signs-of-kala-azar-in-lodwar-turkana\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/classical-signs-of-kala-azar-in-Lodwar-Turkana.jpg?fit=2048%2C1365&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1743834665&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KUSHOTO.ORG PHOTOGRAPHY 2024.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"classical signs of kala azar in Lodwar, Turkana\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/classical-signs-of-kala-azar-in-Lodwar-Turkana.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amref.org\/kenya\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/classical-signs-of-kala-azar-in-Lodwar-Turkana.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Silent killer: Suffering, pain as Kala-azar ravages communities in Turkana<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4ed6d e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae4ed6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kenya Trachoma Elimination Programme (KTEP)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2ef01 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f2ef01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e165e16 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e165e16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c5283 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7c5283\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664594a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"664594a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\">The Kenya Trachoma Elimination\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW132771423 BCX0\">Programme<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\">\u00a0(KTEP) is accelerating the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem by 2027, targeting\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\">9 million people<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\">across<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\">\u00a014 historically endemic counties,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\">\u00a0including\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132771423 BCX0\">Laikipia, Kajiado,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun 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Its integrated strategy combines community-wide antibiotic campaigns with sustained primary health service delivery for trichiasis surgery and robust multi-sectoral WASH interventions. 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Partner with us to strengthen primary healthcare systems and ensure\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156035819 BCX0\">equitable<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156035819 BCX0\">\u00a0access to health services, helping to combat neglected tropical diseases.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW156035819 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608eae7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"608eae7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2f74b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e2f74b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0847d04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0847d04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Partners: <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1dfe30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e1dfe30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5261a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5261a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23484467 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23484467 BCX0\">Ministry of Health (MoH), Kenya National Public Health Institute (NPHI), County Governments, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), University of Nairobi, World Health Organization (WHO), The END Fund, Children&#8217;s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF),\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW23484467 BCX0\">Amref<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23484467 BCX0\">\u00a0Austria, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW23484467 BCX0\">DNDi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23484467 BCX0\">), M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF),\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW23484467 BCX0\">Insupply<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23484467 BCX0\">\u00a0Health, FIND, Global Program For the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF), NNN (Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network), WASH Alliance Kenya (WAK), African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD),\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW23484467 BCX0\">Sightsavers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23484467 BCX0\">\u00a0International.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW23484467 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHER: Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Kenya: Amref Health Africa leads Kenya&#8217;s fight to control and eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including Lymphatic Filariasis (hydroceles and lymphoedema), Schistosomiasis (bilharzia), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":100,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"yst_prominent_words":[2083,813,730,814],"class_list":["post-3836","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.6.1 - 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