HIGHLIGHTS

Mrs Teiti Bwenawa receives GAELF Travel Award
Mrs Teiti Bwenawa from Kiribati received the cumulative highest score and was awarded the travel grant to attend this year's ASTMH meeting in Philadelphia, USA. To read Mrs Bwenawa's story click here

7th GAELF Meeting

Provisional dates (17th-18th November 2012) have been set for the 7th GAELF meeting in Washington DC, USA.

Training Material

Training materials are available to download for programme managers, drug distributors and those involved with disability prevention. It also includes a link to a Fundraising and Advocacy toolkit developed to aid in local fundraising efforts.

• Materials for Programme Managers
• Materials for Drug Distributors
• Community Home-Based Prevention
• Fundraising and Advocacy Toolkit

Preparing and implementing a national plan to eliminate lymphatic filarias in countries where onchocerciasis is co-endemic
Available in English

Preparing and implementing a national plan to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in countries where onchocerciasis is not co-endemic
Available in English

DEC-fortified salt for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis: a manual for project managers
Available in English

The Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis: An interactive guide for programme managers
This CD-ROM aims to develop the skills and knowledge of those peoiple involved in running a lymphatic filariasis elimination programme through the use of interactive training materials. The CD contains four interactive tutorials: 1. preparing and implementing a national plan to eliminate lymphatic filariasis; 2. essential programme elements for medical persons; 3. Lymphatic filariasis for drug distributors and Social mobilization.

If you would like to receive a copy of the CD they are available in English and French from the Secretariat.

Learner's guide provides instruction on drug distribution issues in areas where onchocerciasis in co-endemic.

The tutor's guide is designed primarily to help those responsible for training health personnel in areas where onchocerciasis is co-endemic.

The learner's guide provides instruction on drug distribution issues where onchocerciasis is not co-endemic.

The tutor's guide is designed primarily to help those responsible for training health personnel in areas where onchocerciasis is not co-endemic.

Training package on community home-based prevention of disability due to LF
A four part training package on community home-based prevention of disability due to LF. It consists of a learner's guide, a tutor's guide, a flipchart and a poster. The purpose of this training package is to generate a training cascade at the district level consisting of training of trainers workshop, training of informal carers, and at-home education of LF sufferers, their family, friends and neighbours.

This Fundraising and Advocacy toolkit was created in both English and French by the Global Alliance to aid programme managers with local fundraising efforts.
Available to download at www.filariasis.us, the kit includes documents and pictures, background information about LF and the Global Programme, advocacy strategies, fundraising guidelines (including a sample grant proposal).