The prevention and controlling of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are crucial to ending extreme poverty in the country in the next two decades, the Volta Regional Director of Health, Dr Chrysantus ...

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 ...

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

Funding for neglected tropical diseases has declined in the post-pandemic era. But can shifting perspectives and different funding architecture ensure progress continues to be made?

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 ...

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

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).

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 ...