A major new World Health Organization publication sets out, for the first time, a practical, evidence-based package of care ...

Parasites and infections that cause blindness and other disabilities were nearly eliminated in some countries, but drug distribution to prevent and treat them was derailed in many places in 2025 after ...

A major new World Health Organization publication sets out, for the first time, a practical, evidence-based package of care to address the mental health impacts of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) ...

Around 2018, Diango Tounkara started having trouble seeing at night. "I didn't know what was wrong," she says in Bambara, a language spoken in her native Mali. "It was getting worse and worse by the ...

Diseases such as river blindness, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis impair the health and economic participation of entire populations and, despite the progress that has been made, are under ...

Despite being preventable and treatable, these often-overlooked infections still affect a significant number of people in vulnerable and underserved communities.

Despite Ghana’s success in eliminating Guinea worm, trachoma and Human African Trypanosomiasis, about 12 million people remain at risk of contracting Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), the Ghana Nati ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 30, 2026 MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — In observance of World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the Mobile County Health Department is educating the ...

SDG 1 - No poverty, SDG 3 - Good health and wellbeing, SDG 10 - Reduced inequalities. Neglected tropical diseases refers to a group of diseases caused by diverse pathogens, including viruses, bacteria ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its call on the government to scale up action against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), warning that without sustained investment and stronger ...

The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) has underscored the economic importance of eliminating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) ...