Bad bugs -

Neglected Tropical Diseases

At Weedbusters, we work with good bugs, beneficial insects that help our environment. But in other parts of the world (the tropics) there are some very bad bugs - parasitic and bacterial infections can be transmitted by the bite of certain insects or worms in the soil or by drinking unclean water. One in six people of the worlds population are debilitated or disfigured by one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including over 800 million children. The symptoms are horrific and disabling.

one is every six people wordwide are infected with a neglected tropical disease

Weedbusters Biocontrol has pledged at least 4% of its profits for 2014 to END7 which is working to eliminate 7 of the most prevalent of these diseases.

END7 is a public awareness campaign of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases which is a program of The Sabine Vaccine Institute.

To learn more :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XorpKMuX3pY

The facebook END7 page: https://www.facebook.com/EndSeven

 

The following are links to provide more information on:

Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, an initiative of the Sabine Vaccine Institute:

http://www.globalnetwork.org/about

END 7 http://www.end7.org/giving-gift-good-health

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrhmarruOGs

The economic case for Neglected Tropical Disease Control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNY_0uECp-8

 

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The Sabine Vaccine Institute has earned the very high charity rating of 4: http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=5982#.UzSFEIVQTp4

 

In case you want to help also, here is the link to donate: https://end7-us.netdonor.net/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1737&ea.campaign.id=13900&__utma=1.1142608640.1395287335.1395776918.1395948391.4&__utmb=1.3.10.1395948391&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1395948391.4.4.utmcsr=google|utmccn=%28organic%29|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=%28not%20provided%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=32164798