The Federal Government has announced major progress in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with approximately 30 million Nigerians receiving ivermectin treatment for Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) and Lymphatic Filariasis.
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The Kwara Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, says Nigeria accounts for 25 percent of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa with is the highest disease burden.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has urged residents to embrace deworming drugs targeted at treating the four major Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) endemic in the nation’s capital.
A Professor of Parasitology, Chiedu Mafiana, has called for the use of mass drug administration for the control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the country.