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 298 wards in the state to eradicate elephantiasis, river blindness, ...

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 ...

The Minister of Health, Labour and Social Welfare, Mr Ian McLean, confirmed at the week-end that the snail-eating "Limpopo sardine" could be the breakthrough in the fight against bilharzia.