The Kwara Government on Monday in Ilorin, flagged-off its deworming programme for 810,267 school-aged children across 12 Local Government Areas…
Browsing: neglected tropical diseases
The Anambra State Government in partnership with Carter Centre said it successfully eliminated two Neglected Tropical Diseases – River Blindness and Elephantiasis, through mass drug administration and vector control programmes.
Bauchi state government says a total of 2,825,204 people were treated for onchocerciasis in the state in 2023.
An international NGO, Sightsavers Nigeria, has called on the government and other stakeholders to intensify efforts towards eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria.
The Kwara government has stated that no fewer than two million people living in the state were at risk of…