WHO validates TimorLeste trachoma elimination milestone

A monumental achievement for global health leadership: the World Health Organization has officially validated Timor-Leste for eliminating #trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma remains the world's leading infectious cause of blindness. Timor-Leste's success is a testament to the power of sustained national commitment, rigorous surveillance, and integrated health services. Furthermore, because Timor-Leste was the final country in the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region with suspected endemic trachoma, this milestone means the disease has now been eliminated as a public health problem across the entire region. This is a remarkable step toward the global target of eliminating trachoma worldwide by 2030. Congratulations to the Ministry of Health of the Government of Timor-Leste, local health workers, and global partners for securing a healthier, equitable future. Find out more about this historic milestone on the WHO website: https://bit.ly/3Tfrqqh #BeatNTDs

It's hard to know the impact and monitor outcomes from many chronic and disabling diseases that predominantly affect women - especially in Aotearoa New Zealand where we don't have good data from primary care. These conditions, and the effects on women's health and lives, are invisible without data and research https://lnkd.in/eqK_S2PW

What happens when the people closest to communities help shape how health systems improve? The systems become more responsive to the realities health workers and communities face every day. At the eChis end-user survey workshop in Machakos, frontline insights from County Community Focal Persons and County Malaria Coordinators helped translate findings from a febrile illness study into practical priorities for improving digital health systems. The discussions highlighted the need to: Strengthen workflows so indicators captured in manual registers are reflected in eChis.  Equip Community Health Promoters with stronger training and support.  Build capacity in commodity management to strengthen availability and use of essential supplies. These priorities provide a clearer path to making eChis work better for the health workers who use it, while strengthening the systems that support timely, quality malaria and community health services. Because better health systems are built not just with technology, but with the insights of the people who use them and the communities they serve. #PSKenya #eChis #CommunityHealth #DigitalHealth #HealthSystems 

I recently attended a WHO webinar focused on Noma, and I left with a deeper understanding of the condition and the wider factors that can influence vulnerability. One of the things that stood out to me was how closely Noma is connected to issues such as malnutrition, poverty, access to healthcare, prevention, and early intervention. The session also highlighted the importance of awareness and timely action, particularly among vulnerable communities. As a Health Education student with an interest in public health, I found the discussion especially meaningful because it reinforced how much prevention and health education can contribute to better health outcomes. I put together a few of my key takeaways from the session in this carousel. 👇🏽 #PublicHealth #HealthEducation #Noma #GlobalHealth #HealthPromotion #LearningJourney

𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 & 𝗡𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 At the 79th Session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for South-East Asia, the World Health Organization officially recognised India for maintaining the elimination of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNTE) for over a decade. First validated in April 2015—well ahead of the global target—India has successfully kept neonatal tetanus below 1 case per 1,000 live births across every single district. Alongside MNTE, India also received recognition for strengthening primary healthcare to manage non-communicable diseases (hypertension and diabetes protocols). What does this tell us? Primary healthcare and grassroots institutional delivery mechanisms are holding ground where it matters most. Read the full report on Tishha News: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/drk2HEXz #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #HealthcareLeadership #WHO #IndiaHealthcare #HealthPolicy #MaternalHealth #TishhaNews

WHO validates Timor-Leste's elimination of trachoma With South-East Asia now free of trachoma as a public-health problem, the playbook exists for other NTDs — the question is whether funding and political will can carry the same momentum to the regions still burdened. Source: World Health Organization → https://lnkd.in/dgVpxK_F

📢 New in THMT: Mobile Health Applications to Support Tuberculosis Prevention and Care - https://lnkd.in/eSmM5Mb7 The article examines 22 tuberculosis mobile health applications, assessing how mHealth is being used across TB prevention and care—from patient education and self-screening to treatment adherence, care navigation, telehealth communication, and data reporting. While many applications emphasize education and awareness, fewer provide robust support for treatment adherence or patient–provider communication. The authors also identify geographic disparities and a need for more patient centered, locally tailored design, particularly for underserved regions. Read and cite the open-access article: https://lnkd.in/eSmM5Mb7 ***MEET THE AUTHORS*** @Agnes Angelita Suyanto, PhD @Sarah Iribarren, PhD, RN #Tuberculosis #TB #mHealth #MobileHealth #DigitalHealth #Telehealth #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #InfectiousDisease

𝐍𝐂𝐃𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 35% 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐂𝐃 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 22%. 𝐘𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐍𝐂𝐃𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞. But for many communities, the 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 of accessing screening and preventive health services can be a barrier to knowing their health status. At Nama Health Impact, we understand that access matters. That is why, every quarter, we set aside our 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲-a day dedicated to helping the communities we serve understand their health status and take action early. On this day, we open our doors and provide a range of health screenings, assessments, and preventive services at no cost to the community. On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, Nama Health Impact will be offering free services, including random blood sugar testing, prostate cancer screening, general health assessments, and other preventive and reproductive health services. At Nama, Wellness Day is more than an event. It is about removing the cost barrier to prevention and making early detection more accessible. We believe initiatives like this demonstrate what is possible when health systems and communities work together to remove barriers to preventive care. We welcome partners who share this vision to join us in expanding access to early detection and preventive health services. #NCDPrevention #EarlyDetection #HealthEquity #CommunityHealth#

📢 New in THMT: Mobile Health Applications to Support Tuberculosis Prevention and Care - https://lnkd.in/eSmM5Mb7 The article examines 22 tuberculosis mobile health applications, assessing how mHealth is being used across TB prevention and care—from patient education and self-screening to treatment adherence, care navigation, telehealth communication, and data reporting. While many applications emphasize education and awareness, fewer provide robust support for treatment adherence or patient–provider communication. The authors also identify geographic disparities and a need for more patient centered, locally tailored design, particularly for underserved regions. Read and cite the open-access article: https://lnkd.in/eSmM5Mb7 ***MEET THE AUTHORS*** Agnes Angelita Suyanto, PhD Sarah Iribarren, PhD, RN #Tuberculosis #TB #mHealth #MobileHealth #DigitalHealth #Telehealth #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #InfectiousDisease

I am happy to share that our paper on TB and its associated risk factors is now published in Public Health Action journal of The Union. Over two and a half years, more than 17,000 health camps across 11 states screened ~1.4 million people for TB using AI-enabled digital chest X-ray. The project was funded by The Global Fund's C19RM grant to the William J. Clinton Foundation, making it one of the largest NGO-run TB active case-finding efforts in the country. Undernutrition was the strongest factor linked to TB by a wide margin, present in a small share of those screened but a large share of those diagnosed. The direction runs both ways, since TB causes weight loss as well as following it. Alcohol and tobacco use each added independent risk. But what I think about most is how the data got there. Field teams organizing camps day after day, mobilizing communities, working alongside local health staff and planning the next camp while running the current one; state teams holding alignment across government departments, laboratories and district officials so those camps could work at all; my colleagues in Delhi building the digital tools that tracked every step of the ACF cascade, and analyzing the data in real time to guide operations. Every one of those roles was hard in a different way, and the paper is theirs as much as anyone's. I was lucky to work on this project under the guidance of Dr Shamim, Dr Khanna, and Manoj Singh, with amazing teammates like Shashwat, Aheli, Trisha, Sanya, Prachi, Maulik, Dr Pravin, Amarjeet, Ravi, Gautam, Ripamaya, and Nondiya. Thank you for everything I learned from all of you. Public Health Action, Vol 16, Issue 3, August 2026 DOI: 10.5588/pha.26.0025 https://lnkd.in/dB9VwnQU