Transcript End7 at UT First Meeting Slideshow

END7 AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF TEXAS
SPRING 2014
An Overview
Can you watch what they watched?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sYimJKg9QiE
What are Neglected Tropical Diseases?
• 11.4 billion people worldwide are infected with one or
more neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
• NTDs affect more people in the world than AIDS and
malaria combined.
• For every UT undergrad, there are 28,000 people
infected with an NTD.
• You could fill the stadium 14,000 times with the people
infected with NTDs around the world.
What are the diseases called?
We focus on the seven most common:
• Whipworm (Trichuriasis)
• Hookworm
• Roundworm (Ascariasis)
• Trachoma
• River Blindness (Onchocerciasis)
• Elephantiasis
• Snail Fever (Schistosomiasis)
What do the diseases look like?
Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis)
• 120 million people are infected
worldwide
• An additional 1 billion are at
risk for contracting it
• Caused by parasitic filarial
worms that feed off the human
through their lymphatic system
• The worms living within the
lymphatic system cause
swelling in the limbs and in the
genitals making this an
extremely painful, disfiguring
and debilitating disease
Ascaraisis (Roundworm)
• Affects nearly 1/8 of the
world’s population
• 807 million people worldwide
are infected
• Kills 60,000 people annually
• Causes swelling of the
abdomen and severe
abdominal pain,
malnutrition, anemia, and
impaired physical growth,
particularly in children
Hookworm
• Nearly one-tenth of the world’s population infected
• Infects 576 million people worldwide, including 44
million pregnant women
• Intestinal parasite causes severe weight loss, loss of
appetite, and extreme fatigue and weakness
• In 2001, the World Health Organization adopted a
resolution aimed at the deworming of 75 percent of
all at-risk school-age children by 2010, the largest
public health program ever attempted to date
• A hookworm vaccine is also in development and is
currently in a Phase I clinical trial
Trachoma
• The world’s leading cause of
preventable blindness
• 84 million people suffer from active
trachoma infection – 8 million have
been blinded by it
• An infectious disease of the eye
spread easily by contact with an
infected person or by flies that have
come in contact with the eyes or
nose of an infected person
• Because trachoma is transmitted
through close personal contact, it
tends to occur in clusters—often
infecting entire families and
communities and leading dozens
blind in a single village
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)
• Infects 37 million people living near rivers in sub-Saharan Africa – 1 million
have been blinded by it
• The world’s 4th leading cause of preventable blindness
• Transmitted through black flies
• Causes skin rashes, lesions, and eventually blindness
Onchocerciasis
Trichuriasis (Whipworm)
• 607 million people are infected
worldwide
• Transmitted through accidental
ingestion of contaminated soil or
unwashed vegetables fertilized
with human feces
• Children are at an especially high
risk for whipworm because they
often play outside in the dirt or
soil
• Prolonged exposure to whipworm
can cause serious health
consequences including
malnutrition, anemia, swelling of
the abdomen and physical growth
retardation
Schistosomiasis (Snail Fever)
• Most Deadly of the NTDs: kills 280,000 people each year
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(the second-most deadly parasitic disease, after malaria)
Infects 207 million people worldwide
Easily transmitted through any contact with snail infested
water
Causes swelling of the abdomen, kidney disease, liver
disease, and bladder cancer
A woman with genital schistosomiasis is three times more
likely to contract HIV, and schistosomiasis accelerates the
progression of HIV to AIDS
Treating NTDs
• NTDs are controllable and possibly eradicable by safe and
effective drugs already in existence, many of which are
donated by pharmaceutical companies (Merck,
GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer).
• With public-private partnerships like those between
government health agencies and drug companies, the
seven common NTDs can be prevented & treated for
approximately 50¢ per person per year.
• By 2020, the global community has committed to
eliminate elephantiasis and trachoma and control snail
fever, hookworm, whipworm, roundworm, and river
blindness – the seven most common NTDs.
For Just 50¢…
• a child can stay in school…
• a father can work and provide for his family…
• a mother can deliver her baby safely…
• and eventually, families and communities become
stronger, healthier, and more productive
If we could get NTD drugs to the people who
need them…
• Treating hookworm in children could result in a 40% increase in
future wage earnings
• De-worming in Kenya could raise per-capita earning by 30%
• Controlling lymphatic filariasis in India would add $1.5 billion to
the country’s annual GNP
• Controlling intestinal worms would help to avoid 16 million cases
of mental retardation and 200 million years of lost primary
schooling among children in developing countries
END7’s Part
• END7 is a campaign of the Global Network for Neglected
Tropical Diseases. The Global Network, an initiative of the
Sabin Vaccine Institute, is dedicated to raising the
awareness, political will, and funding required to eliminate
these diseases as a public health threat to the world’s
poorest communities. END7 is focused on achieving the
goal of eliminating the 7 most common NTDs by 2020.
END7 at UT
• VERY FIRST
University partner of
END7
• Increase the working
knowledge of NTDs
among members to
make them effective
advocates for END7
• Raise funds for RapidImpact Packages
• Host awareness events
to involve UT and
greater Austin
communities
End7 at UT: How are we making a difference?
• http://end7ut.com/2014/02/07/end7-at-ut-promo-2/
Membership Requirements
• Attend at least 5 of the 7 meetings
• February 4th (today)
• February 18th
• March 4th
• March 18th
• April 1st
• April 15th
• April 29th
• Attend at least 3 events
• General tabling, fundraisers, awareness events
• $50 fundraising requirement
• Membership options
Communications Committee
• Update Social Media Outlets (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest,
Instagram)
• Manage Website: www.end7ut.com
• Create and facilitate blog posts
• Keep track of all digital media accounts
• Put together slide shows/videos/presentations of events
• Archive website presentations through blog posts
• Create and print flyers/ physical media for distribution
Social Awareness Committee
• Work to promote both internal and external awareness of
END7’s mission and issues surrounding NTDs
• Plan, head, and organize all social awareness events
• Plan educational curriculum for members and for special
awareness events
• Research current NTD events to keep members up to date on
progress
Fundraising Committee
• Coordinate all fundraisers on campus
• Work with social awareness committee to coordinate tabling
• Organizing efforts to raise money through promotion of our
website and personal network resources
Finance/ Grant-Writing Committee
• Record all organization expenses
• Keep track of all money raised during fundraisers and through
online donations
• Manage bank account
• Apply for grants and corporate donations
Upcoming Events
• Next meeting: February 18th at 5 pm (same room)
• Valentine’s Day Fundraiser
Thank you for your incredible support
and commitment. We would not be able
to do this without you!!