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ADVOCACY

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.

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CAPACITY STRENGTHENING

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.

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OPERATIONAL RESEARCH

By identifying gaps in disease elimination efforts, GLIDE aims to strengthen utilization of knowledge and research, and support innovation to help accelerate progress.

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LATEST NEWS

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FEATURED NEWS

Why the polio eradication pledge in Abu Dhabi should fill us all with optimism

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FEATURED NEWS

Press Release: Khalifa University and The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) Sign MoU to Advance Public Health

Collaboration Aligns with the UAE’s Long-Standing Commitment to Combating Infectious Diseases Regionally and Worldwide   Abu Dhabi, UAE: 02 October 2025 – Khalifa University of Science and Technology and The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on capacity-strengthening initiatives aimed at enhancing public […]

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Press Release: GLIDE Announces 14 Winners of Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination

Abu Dhabi, UAE — 10 February, 2026: The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) today announced the winners of its Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination Integration Edit, recognizing fourteen organizations advancing innovative research and advocacy to accelerate progress toward infectious disease elimination through integrated approaches. Selected from a highly competitive global pool, the 14 winning […]

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10 Feb 2026 – GLIDE Awards 14 Projects Advancing Integrated Research, Policy, and Advocacy for Disease Elimination

The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) is pleased to announce the selected projects under the Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination – Integration Edit, which recognise a cohort of initiatives advancing innovative, evidence-driven, and integrated approaches to eliminating infectious diseases. This edition of the Falcon Awards places a deliberate emphasis on breaking down siloes across […]

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GLIDE Statement – World NTD Day 2026

30 January 2026 (Abu Dhabi, UAE) – On World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2026, we mark both remarkable progress and a defining moment for global efforts to end neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Over the past decade, countries have demonstrated that elimination is possible. Millions of people are no longer at risk, and many nations have […]

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