Essay: 100 million Nigerians are at risk of neglected tropical diseases: what the country is doing about it
UWEM FRIDAY EKPO, professor of parasitology and epidemiology at Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, looks at Nigeria’s battle against neglected tropical diseases…
Tackling a killer: UK aid cuts spark fears over parasitic disease that stalks the poor
NITA BHALLA and NAIMUL KARIM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report…
COVID-19 impacts: Pandemic hits India’s drive to tackle an ancient disease
ROLI SRIVASTAVA and SAURABH SHARMA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted efforts to prevent parasitic disease, lymphatic filariasis…
Postcards: “End is in sight” – tackling a rare disease in a global pandemic
EMELINE WUILBERCQ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Ethiopia on the fight to eradicate Guinea worm from water supplies…
Quickfacts – 10 facts about the most dangerous diseases you’ve never heard of
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation As the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, resources are being sucked away from the fight against a host of debilitating diseases that affect 1.7 billion of the poorest people on the planet, medical experts have warned. On Saturday, charities will mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, seeking to draw attention to […]
WHO launches plan to tackle neglected diseases as COVID-19 strains healthcare
Thomson Reuters Foundation The World Health Organization will on Thursday launch a plan to combat 20 diseases that affect the world’s poorest people, seeking to prevent recent progress being erased by the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare systems. Many of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which range from leprosy to rabies, have been eradicated […]