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Agenda
| Welcome and introductions Dr Maria Rebollo, Lead Global Program for Onchocerciasis Elimination and Scabies Control, WHO HQ NTD Department |
| Impact on persons affected Dr Pauline Mwinzi, Technical Officer Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted helminthiases, WHO/AFRO/ESPEN |
| Questionnaire from ESPEN Dr Namuchile Kaonga, Supply Chain Management Officer, WHO/AFRO/ESPEN |
| Perspectives from partners Ms Lisa Rotondo, Vice President, Neglected Tropical Diseases, RTI |
| Impact of suspended funding on NTD Medicine donations Dr Johannes Waltz, Head, Merck Schistosomiasis Elimination Program and Global Schistosomiasis Alliance at Merck Group |
| Prioritization
exercise Dr Jonathan King, Team Lead, Community and Primary Care Based Interventions, WHO HQ NTD Department |
| A letter from the African people to the American people Dr Salissou Adamou Batchir, National coordinator for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis, Ministry of Health, Niger |
| Discussion: Thinking beyond “external funding”. National action plans: Identification of domestic opportunities to deliver NTD medicines. What are the opportunities and what are the barriers? |
| Conclusions and next steps |
Languages: English and French