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 American Leprosy Missions, in partnership with Novartis, presented the NTD Innovation Prize at the closing plenary of the NTD NGO Network (NNN) Conference last week. Congratulations to first prize winners, Dr. Hugues Nana Djeunga and M. Arnauld Efon Ekangouo at the Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases (CRFilMT) in Yaounde, Cameroon. They receive $20,000 for their work on cell-free DNA as a biomarker to diagnose river blindness (onchocerciasis).
 We are also excited to congratulate second prize winners, Dr. Deanna Hagge, Dr. Suwash Baral, and Dr Arie de Kruijff from The Leprosy Mission and Dr. Janis Spigulis from the University of Latvia, who received $15,000 for their work with a spectral imaging diagnosis process to identify leprosy lesions. Read more about the winners and finalists' proposals.
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Bill Gallo joins the Global Partnership for Zero Leprosy (GPZL) this month as Secretariat Director. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge in global health and diverse experiences in policy and programme management. He is excited to take on this leadership role following 33 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The ILEP Technical Commission and the ILEP Advisory Panel both come up for re-appointment in October. The two groups work closely with one another to coordinate guidance 
