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.

NTDs, a group of 21 debilitating infectious diseases, affect over 1 billion people globally, causing significant morbidity, ...

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But now, thanks to a combination of non-profit researchers and African public-health workers, there are signs of progress ...

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Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

Despite the Federal Government’s ambitious plan for the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) and promises to eradicate the plague ...

He said globally, over one billion people are affected by NTDs across 149 countries with Africa bearing nearly half of the burden ...

Through our partners, we support country-led programs that control and eliminate intestinal worms, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, river blindness, trachoma, and visceral leishmaniasis. The ...

Ahead of the celebration of the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (NTD) on January 30, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has directed all 43 districts in the region to create awareness on ...

Some NTDs include Buruli ulcer, Chagas disease, dengue and chikungunya, leishmaniasis ... progresses include the eradication of Guinea Worm in 2013, the weaning of 29 million people of ivermectin ...