New spatial repellent tool is distributed to refugee camps in South Sudan to protect against vector-borne diseases
An innovative vector control tool is being distributed across refugee camps and host communities in Jamjang and Renk, South Sudan, as part of an integrated malaria prevention campaign that aims to protect over 200,000 people. Field staff and trained volunteers are installing SC Johnson spatial repellents in shelters in communities at most risk of malaria. […]
Country Brief: South Sudan
South Sudan faces a severe humanitarian crisis caused by conflict, climate shocks, economic instability, and public health challenges. Floods, droughts, and extreme heat have devastated livelihoods and displaced communities. Intercommunal violence and the influx of over 900,000 people fleeing Sudan have overwhelmed infrastructure and services. Health systems are fragile, with limited access to care and […]
Global partners meet to discuss Neglected Tropical Diseases
The Annual River Blindness, Lymphatic Filariasis and Schistosomiasis meeting took place last week, bringing together Ministry of Health officials, WHO, partners, country-based staff, and donors to review programmes in 2024 and plan activities for the year ahead. The MENTOR Initiative was pleased to join the 29th meeting at The Carter Center, to discuss achievements, challenges, […]
World NTD Day 2025
MENTOR works in some of the most vulnerable settings to prevent and treat neglected tropical diseases, a group of diseases that affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. Together with our partners we are helping to reduce the harm and suffering from NTDs in communities disproportionately affected by a lack of healthcare, climate change, and […]
Project brief: Ensuring the delivery of life-saving disease prevention services for refugees and returnees in Upper Nile and Unity State, South Sudan
The MENTOR Initiative is committed to addressing the critical health needs of populations living in vulnerable settings in South Sudan, particularly in the context of the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by conflict in neighboring Sudan. With more than 649,000 refugees and returnees having entered South Sudan as of April 2024, the situation is dire, especially […]
Mohamed Sheikh Ali
Annual meeting for global tropical research, 13 to 17 November 2024
The MENTOR Initiative is back at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting sharing insights from our programmes and learning from important research from across the world on tropical diseases management. MENTOR is once again presenting research on a range of topics aimed at showcasing our work in some of the […]
Mass Drug Administration begins in South Sudan
A mass drug administration campaign in South Sudan addressing the high rates of onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis recently started, which aims to reach around 1.7 million people at risk of two of the most harmful neglected tropical diseases. This year’s campaign is expanding into five new counties, adding to the successful programme in […]
One year anniversary of war in Sudan
One year on from the start of war in Sudan, millions of people have suffered widespread displacement and violence from airstrikes, bombing, shooting and sexual assault. Sudan is now the largest displacement crisis globally with an estimated 8.6 million people forcibly displaced due to the conflict, which is equivalent to the population of Switzerland. Over […]
World NTD Day 2024
The MENTOR Initiative has been working to reduce the burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases for around 13 years across a wide range of contexts. Conflict, displacements, flooding, and a lack of infrastructure are some of the challenges our teams have faced to ensure NTD control activities reach underserved communities with limited access to healthcare. Working […]