OUR MISSION: To advance global thinking and accelerate progress towards disease elimination
GLIDE works to elevate awareness of and engagement with specific diseases of focus – these are malaria, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and polio. We link disease elimination efforts at global, regional, and national levels with other relevant global health priorities.
Working together with country partners and ministries of health, GLIDE provides technical advice and, capacity building initiatives. We seek to facilitate cross-disease, cross-border, and cross-sector action to help amplify lessons learned and identify synergies to advance elimination.
As GLIDE marks five years of work in infectious disease elimination, we’re thrilled to launch our redesigned website, which serves as both a reflection of our journey and a glimpse into our bold vision for the future. To celebrate this milestone, we’re excited to share five highlights from our new website that capture the heart […]
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Monday 30 December, Abu Dhabi – Today, we mourn the passing of Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter–an extraordinary leader and tireless advocate for global health and infectious disease elimination. President Carter’s unwavering dedication to improving the lives and well-being of individuals worldwide has left an indelible legacy. His contributions and belief in the promise of […]
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Episode 5 of the new season of Elimination Exchange, Climate Change and Public Health, host, Priya Kanayson, Director of Advocacy and Communications at GLIDE, in discussion with, Kelly Willis, Managing Director of Forecasting Health Futures, as they explore what it will take to build climate resilient-health systems for protecting the most vulnerable.
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Vector Control Improving onchocerciasis elimination surveillance: trials of odour baited Esperanza Window Traps to collect black fly vectors and real-time qPCR detection of Onchocerca volvulus in black fly pools – Link Efficacy of attractive targeted sugar bait stations against malaria in Western Province Zambia: epidemiological findings from a two-arm cluster randomized phase III trial – […]
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