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.
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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Vector Control Perception on blackflies and community ownership of the “Slash-and-Clear” vector control intervention in onchocerciasis-endemic communities along Edo-Ondo border in Southern Nigeria – Link Diagnostic testing and treatment Pyronaridine-artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria – Link Comparison of six weeks doxycycline versus six weeks rifampicin or three weeks of the combination of doxycycline […]
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Vector Control Molecular xenomonitoring for identifying Plasmodium parasites and blood meal sources of mosquitoes in malaria endemic villages adjacent to the southern Rift Valley Lakes, South Ethiopia – Link Diagnostic testing and treatment Reimagining radical cure for Plasmodium vivax – Link NTDscope: A multi-contrast portable microscope for disease diagnosis – Link Data Africa needs data […]
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An Iconic Disease — and an Unfinished Agenda River blindness control is one of the oldest and most emblematic neglected tropical disease programs in Africa. From pioneering large-scale vector control on the continent to the development of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI), this disease helped define what community-based public health could achieve. Onchocerciasis demonstrated that […]
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