Our work

In November 2018, Speak Up Africa launched the “No to NTDs”. Through this movement, individuals, political leaders, private sector companies and civil society organizations (CSOs) come together to increase awareness, prioritization and national commitment to accelerate the control and elimination of NTDs in Africa.

Speak Up Africa works to address sanitation challenges in close collaboration with sub-national, national and regional institutions that are directly responsible for developing and implementing sanitation programs. Our work includes supporting countries to enact a set of gender sensitive and equitable non-sewered sanitation policies that incorporate fecal sludge management, amplifying media coverage around sanitation and mobilizing mayors and local authorities as active champions.

Immunization is the most cost-effective health intervention known to mankind. When countries can successfully provide vaccines to their children, they are already making an immense difference to the health of their citizens. Yet, globally, 1 in 5 children are still without access to even the most basic vaccines. A successful immunization program can contribute to stronger overall health by providing a structural foundation for national health systems.

Achieving catalytic expansion of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the Sahel.

In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the introduction of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in areas with high seasonal malaria transmission rates. SMC is an effective method for preventing malaria in children in areas where malaria transmission is highly seasonal. It consists in administering a three-day anti-malarial drug treatment to children aged 3 months to 5 years, at monthly intervals, during the four months of the rainy season.