<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Kerry Gallo</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kgallo@taskforce.org">kgallo@taskforce.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:54 AM<br>Subject: [schoolhealth] WASH & NTDs Discussion at UNC Water and Health Conference, Nov. 1<br>To: <a href="mailto:schoolhealth@imperial.ac.uk">schoolhealth@imperial.ac.uk</a><br><br>
<br><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">The neglected tropical disease (NTD) sector has increasingly recognized that disease elimination goals will not be achieved without significant improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in endemic areas. The NTD sector recognizes the need to identify the most effective, sustainable, and scalable methods of integrating NTD control and WASH activities, and to encourage practical collaboration. Both the WASH and NTD sectors frequently utilize the school platform, and coordinating efforts to improve health at the school level through WASH and NTD control interventions may be one efficient way to simultaneously achieve WASH and NTD goals. We invite those interested in school health, both from the WASH and NTD sectors, to join a discussion at the UNC Water and Health conference on Nov. 1 to explore practical considerations to WASH for NTD control, both in the school setting and beyond. See the event information below or at this link: <a href="http://storage.ugal.com/5116/unc-wash--ntds-side-event-nov.-1-agendaoct9.pdf" target="_blank">http://storage.ugal.com/5116/unc-wash--ntds-side-event-nov.-1-agendaoct9.pdf</a></span>. <span style="color:#1f497d">Visit <a href="http://whconference.unc.edu/" target="_blank">http://whconference.unc.edu/</a> for more information about the conference.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2012 UNC Water and Health Conference: <br>
Science, Policy and Innovation Side Event<br><a href="http://whconference.unc.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">http://whconference.unc.edu/</span></a></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">
<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">WASH and the Neglected Tropical Diseases: <br>Bridging the Divide Between Treatment and Prevention Programs <br>to Reduce Prevalence of NTDs</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A Discussion of Practical Considerations to WASH for NTD Control</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, 1:15 – 3:00 p.m.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <br>The primary strategy for controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has been the use of drugs for mass treatment in highly endemic areas. However, treatment alone is unlikely to break the cycle of transmission or result in sustained control of disease. There have been some efforts to control NTDs using targeted water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and messaging, but until recently, the WASH and NTD sectors have largely operated independently, rarely sharing lessons learned. There is a need to identify the most effective, sustainable, and scalable methods of integrating WASH and NTD control activities, as well as to build a strong evidence base for collaborative programming. This symposium is the first in a series of discussions between the WASH and NTD sectors, investigating opportunities and challenges to collaborative WASH and NTD programming.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>Speakers and Discussion Leaders</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">David Addiss</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">, Director, Children without Worms (CWW)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Matthew Freeman</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">, Assistant Professor, Emory University Center for Global Safe Water (CGSW)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Jack Grimes</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">, Doctoral Researcher, Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Danny Haddad, Director, International Trachoma Initiative (ITI)</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stephanie Ogden</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">, WASH/NTD Officer, CGSW/CWW/ITI</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>Event Description <br></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Speakers will review the distribution and global burden of three major NTDs reliant on WASH improvements for long-term, sustainable control—soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), schistosomiasis, and trachoma—and discuss current evidence and knowledge gaps for practical collaboration between WASH and NTDs. Participants will be informed of current approaches to integrated disease control, including mass drug administration, national action plans, and cross-sector prevention efforts. Participants will discuss ongoing compatible and overlapping implementation, research, and advocacy efforts. The group will formulate next steps towards collaboration between the WASH and NTD sectors, continued dialogue and information exchange.<br>
<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Agenda – Thursday, November 1, 2012</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<table style="width:531.0pt" width="708" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="108"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Time</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
</td><td style="width:2.75in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="264"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Session</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
</td><td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="336"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Session Description</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
</td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="108"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1:15 – 1:25</span></p>
</td><td style="width:2.75in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="264"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Introductions and Welcome (Ogden)</span></p>
</td><td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="336"><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Introductions</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Brief overview of issue</span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Agenda</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Event objectives</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="108">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1:25 – 2:05</span></p></td><td style="width:2.75in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="264"><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">NTD Presentations</span></p><ol start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">STH (Freeman)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Schistosomiasis (Grimes)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Trachoma (Haddad)</span></li>
</ol></td><td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="336"><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Easily digestible overview of three major NTDs impacted by WASH</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Information about impact of WASH interventions on disease control</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="108">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2:05 – 2:20</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
</td><td style="width:2.75in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="264"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Integrated Control of NTDs, Comprehensive Control Strategies, and strategic WASH (Addiss)</span></p>
</td><td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="336"><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Overview of integrated activities for NTD control</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Examples of WASH/NTD control integration (planned WASH/NTD online learning module)</span></li><li class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anticipated opportunities and challenges for WASH/NTD collaboration</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="108">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2:20 – 2:50</span></p></td><td style="width:2.75in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="264"><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Discussion –</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Challenges and opportunities for collaboration</span></p></td><td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="336">
<ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Identify opportunities for collaboration in implementation, advocacy, research, etc.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Anticipation of challenges to collaboration</span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Outcomes and next steps</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Info-gathering to inform WASH & NTD Roundtable</span></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="108">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2:50 – 3:00</span></p></td><td style="width:2.75in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="264"><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Closing</span></p></td><td style="width:3.5in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in" valign="top" width="336"><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Conclusions and summary of follow-up steps</span></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Kerry Gallo, MPH</p><p class="MsoNormal">Sr. Program Associate</p><p class="MsoNormal">Children Without Worms<br>The Task Force for Global Health</p><p class="MsoNormal">
325 Swanton Way | Decatur, GA 30030 USA</p><p class="MsoNormal">P: <a href="tel:404.687.5627" value="+14046875627" target="_blank">404.687.5627</a> F: <a href="tel:404.371.1138" value="+14043711138" target="_blank">404.371.1138</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:kgallo@taskforce.org" target="_blank">kgallo@taskforce.org</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.childrenwithoutworms.org" target="_blank">www.childrenwithoutworms.org</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
schoolhealth mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:schoolhealth@imperial.ac.uk">schoolhealth@imperial.ac.uk</a><br>
<a href="https://mailman.ic.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/schoolhealth" target="_blank">https://mailman.ic.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/schoolhealth</a><br>
<br></div><br>