Health experts have raised the alarm that over 6 million people in Benue State are at the high risk of contracting Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

"It wasn't Guinea-worm disease. After receiving treatment, he was able to resume his life as a fisherman. I was very proud to have helped him." In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the elimination ...

On the occasion of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day 2025, India reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating NTDs by ...

ShareEnugu State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Emmanuel Okechukwu Obi, has called for a more concerted collaboration among stakeholders to end the prevalence of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) ...

The bites of river-dwelling blackflies carry a hidden danger – microparasites that can steal sight, health, and wellbeing, and contribute to trapping families in poverty. The disease they cause, known ...

On World Neglected Tropical Disease Day 2025 , the World Health Organization (WHO) and the global partners' community are calling on everybody to ...

Salomon Kosoma, a fisherman and farmer in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is also a community ...

Niger has met the criteria for elimination of onchocerciasis, making it the fifth country in the world and the first country in Africa to be recognised by WHO as having interrupted transmission of the ...

Health experts and stakeholders gathered to tackle neglected tropical diseases like schistosomiasis, rabies and leprosy.

Health experts and stakeholders gathered to tackle neglected tropical diseases like schistosomiasis, rabies and leprosy.

Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger becomes the first ...

The monkeypox virus is causing concurrent outbreaks of mpox in Africa, with more and more frequent exportations outside the ...