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.
Women and girls are at the heart of global health and disease elimination efforts. From frontline healthcare workers to researchers, policymakers, and community advocates, they drive change, innovation, and progress in the fight against infectious diseases. Globally, women make up 70% of the health and social care workforce[1], despite challenges and risks, they often serve […]
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Friday 25 April 2025 (Abu Dhabi, UAE) – World Malaria Day is an opportunity to reflect on the measurable progress achieved through decades of coordinated global action and on the challenges that lie ahead. Sustained investments in vector control, diagnostics, antimalarial therapies, surveillance systems, and operational research have significantly reduced malaria incidence and mortality. The […]
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Vector Control AI-based tool aims to improve mosquito identification for disease control – Link Identifying gaps in protection from malaria vector biting in rural Cambodia using an entomological assessment and human behaviour observations – Link Microbiota isolate collections: A key to global vector-borne disease control – Link The launch of the Pacific vector network: connecting […]
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