By Sharon AtienoOf the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting the African continent, Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharzia, remains a significant public health challenge endemic in more than ...

Oyo State Government said that in 2024, at least 2.65 million children received free, safe, and cost-effective medicines to control worms transmitted ...

IBADAN – Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to eradicate the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the state, while warning that untreated cases could lead to loss of sight and death.

In 2024, the Oyo State Government invested N30 million in the mass administration of medicines to 13,401 communities across ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a further two billion are threatened by these diseases. If left ...

Albertine Badolé does not remember when a worm first wriggled across her eyeball ... the burden of disease is comparable to that of schistosomiasis, which is a listed NTD, and studies attribute ...

Albertine Badolé does not remember when a worm first wriggled across her eyeball. It was many years ago, but what she can still recall is the itching and the swelling in her face. “Sometimes when I ...

A scientist has issued an urgent warning to fitness fanatics about the germs lurking in gyms. Dr Primrose Freestone, a senior lecturer in Clinical Microbiology at the University of Leicester ...