The Plateau state government says it is one of the two states in Nigeria that has eliminated Onchocerciasis, known as River Blindness and Lymphatic Filariasis, also known as Elephantiasis.
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The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), Sightsavers Nigeria and other stakeholders are developing a national guideline for the management of mobility and disability induced by Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
ASHENEWS reports that a dossier has been submitted to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the Federal Ministry of Health for the inclusion of Noma disease on the list of Neglected Tropical Diseases(NTDs).
The Chairman of the Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria, Prof. Yoila Malann, says red or brownish urine, enlarged or abnormal scrotum and breast, diarrhea and visual impairment, among others, are symptoms of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
By Justina Auta Sightsavers Nigeria, an International NGO, has called on government to scale-up sanitation economy to end Neglected Tropical…
By Iyema David Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, senator representing Lagos central, has given reasons why neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are thriving…
A strange disease has been reported in Bara village of Kirfi local government area in Bauchi state and affected 15…
The Kwara government has stated that no fewer than two million people living in the state were at risk of…