Weekly round-up #105
Last week, we joined partners around the world in celebrating the first ever World NTD Day aiming to highlight and spread awareness about the NTDs (Neglected Tropical Diseases) that still affect more than one billion people worldwide. There was lots of buzz across the media and social media for the event, which you can find out more about below if you missed it - and we spoke with VALIDATE Network Management Board member Dr Alvaro Acosta-Serrano about leishmaniasis and his research in a VALIDATE World NTD Day blog post that you can read here.