#WorldNTDDay

We asked EDCTP Fellow Prof. Richard Phillips (Ghana) how his fellowship is helping advance his research to shorten the #treatment of #Buruliulcer .

Read full interview 👉tinyurl.com/bd9tyva3

Ten countries in the African Region🌍 have successfully eliminated an #NTD since 2021, with Guinea worm disease and yaws as our targets for eradication by 2030 🎯.

The African Region is making strides in the fight against NTDs.

#WorldNTDday

Today is #WorldNTDDay ! Medical research should be for all – not just diseases that can turn a profit.

By #InnovatingTogether we can bring people affected by #NTDs out of the shadows and develop safer, simpler, more effective treatments. #UniteActEliminate

Unite. Act. Eliminate.

KCCR Joins the World🌍 in raising awareness on #NTDs to garner support towards its eradication.

#WorldNTDDay #KCCR #knust

German Ambassador and German Parliamentary Delegation Visit KCCR During a Diplomatic Visit to Ghana.
Read more👉: kccr-ghana.org/german-ambassa…

#KCCR #BNITM #knust

Our incredible team in one frame #KCCR #KNUST

BIOSSA - KNUST paid a courtesy call to KCCR as part of their 30th BIOSSA Week celebration. The students dove into the fascinating world of research, as they toured our state-of-the-art laboratories and were welcomed by our experienced Researchers.

Members of The Ghana-North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) University Alliance Office paid a visit to KCCR. The group was welcomed by The Scientific Director, Prof. Phillips and they were briefed on research work done so far at KCCR.

Dr. Christoph Rövekamp from BMBF paid a visit to KCCR on June 27th, 2023. At the meeting with the Management of KCCR, he was provided with an overview of the ongoing research and collaboration at the center.

#KCCR

Day 2 of Summer School for Early Career Scientists Held at KCCR was exciting. Participants gained new experiences and knowledge on how to present to international scientific audiences.

#KCCR #research #SummerSchool

Day 1 of Summer School For Early Career Scientists Held at KCCR, Kumasi. The activity for Day One was to learn how to present to international scientific audiences. The week-long event is funded by GIZ & DFG public | @[email protected]

#KCCR #research #SummerSchool

Educational Video on Self Diagnosis of Scabies - Dr. Yaw Ampem Amoako

Click the link below to watch the full video.
youtu.be/jtTbsX_W9eE

#KCCR #Scabies #research

A tour of the ultramodern laboratories at KCCR
youtu.be/-hQHMXMPMYQ

#KCCR

His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu delivered his speech at the opening ceremony yesterday...
World Health Organization (WHO) Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine KNUST

#kccr @25 #openingceremony

The President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo conferred Presidential Honours on KCCR for its remarkable contribution to the National COVID-19 response. KCCR shares in this glory with all its collaborators and friends”
Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine KNUST
#presidentialawards
#COVID19

#ECCMID2023 great to see Richard Phillips Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research (KCCR) Skin Health Africa Research Programme presenting the remarkable progress of Buruli ulcer from surgical therapy to fully oral antibiotic therapy. Culminating in this key trial The Lancet bit.ly/3mF1fJo

How do you give #mentalhealth /spiritual support to people discriminated against, depressed & isolation in poor remote areas? Inspiring work #DRC #training & mobilizing #churches & communities Prof Dolphin, Insti Méd. Évangélique Kimpese World Health Organization (WHO) #SkinNTDs American Leprosy Missions #beatNTDs

Dr. Tedros: “Countries need to invest in #NTDs and contribute. Even if they can only invest little. Commitment is the crucial start to any successful programme.” - World Health Organization (WHO) #skin -NTDs meeting
#beatNTDs #skin NTDs

There is a huge gap between disease burden & development of new therapeutics for #NTDs . Sobering opening to talk from Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative. We can't rely on traditional development models & need to find new ways to bring funds into this space