A locally shot film, told by locals, for the wider world and putting the focus on how developments in technology now put diagnosis at your fingertips.  

Innovation is fundamental to achieving elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases and FIND wanted the drivers of this important project to tell their own story. 

With travel restrictions in place we went to our trusted and incredibly hardworking contact, cameraman George Muiruri, who followed a day in the life with the team running this prototype test for schistosomiasis in Kwale, Kenya.

This is a good illustration of how we apply our approach of working with local film crew to make the most of their expertise and knowledge, whilst reducing the environmental footprint that film production has historically been associated with.

As digital transformation extends its impact around the world, innovation in data management means that through diagnostics networks, low and middle-income countries have a chance to make better use of scant resources.

FIND, the Foundation for Innovation in New Diagnostics, have been our pandemic partners – our challenge has been to make the complicated world of diagnostics accessible to all.

Using remote crews to film Zoom-led interviews and working alongside Infinity Communications, we made this film to be shown across the world.

Covid-19 might have hit us all pretty hard, but there are still many opportunities to keep growing and learning.

We love to share our expertise with other people, and Steve had the chance to do just that when he chatted with ISNTD during their online lecture series. Steve talks his journey as a storyteller, the importance of telling the stories of people affected by NTDs, and gives a roadmap of how the tell the most powerful story possible.

Connecting with people in on online forum is doubly important these days, as is the need for compassionate and respectful storytelling. For more details about the talks and lectures, check out the ISNTD Connect website.