New analysis published in the BMJ reveals the UK gambling industry is mimicking the tactics first used by Big Tobacco decades ...

Leishmaniasis is a life-threatening parasitic infection and one of the most concerning neglected vector-borne tropical diseases worldwide. Current leishmaniasis chemotherapeuticals are poorly ...

"Our findings show that Zika virus isn't just passively transmitted." Scientist reveals disturbing way Zika virus affects ...

A comprehensive strategy that combines pharmacological advances, vector control, public outreach to raise awareness and ...

The country’s elimination of human African trypanosomiasis brings the total to 55 countries that have eliminated at least one ...

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

By Elizabeth PUNSU Despite limited public awareness, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) affect over a billion people worldwide – with 1.6 billion in need of prevention and treatment interventions.

The International Conference on health, titled “Transforming Global Health: Tackling Neglected Diseases Through Training and ...

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and ...

Guinea celebrates today the elimination of sleeping sickness (also known as human African trypanosomiasis or HAT) as a public health problem.

Malaria is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions and causes up to one million deaths each year. Transcriptomics of gene expression in Plasmodium falciparum liver-stage parasites reveals ...