The death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the end of 2024 brought an outpouring of gratitude for his work on neglected tropical diseases, or NTDs, particularly his efforts to eliminate ...

In an X post, Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware said the drugs would have prevented people "from going blind from a preventable tropical disease." ...

These diseases affect the lives of nearly two billion people worldwide, and the poorest people are the most affected.” The doctor explained to me that there are about 20 neglected tropical diseases, ...

The alliance aims to reach the targets outlined in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Neglected Tropical Disease Roadmap, which seeks to prevent, control, and eradicate 20 diseases or disease ...

Our expertise in taxonomy, systematics, field trials and treatment programmes is driving live-saving research into neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) such as schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted ...

L’Oréal Groupe has launched L’Oréal Act for Dermatology, a five-year skin health programme, under its Dermatological Beauty ...

and vaccines in the treatment of neglected tropical diseases and emerging infections including COVID-19. The Division of Pediatric Tropical Medicine is dedicated largely to the research of neglected ...

NSTM has nationally and internationally recognized robust educational programs focused on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Infections of Poverty. Together with faculty from the Section of Pediatric ...

It will cost the Ministry of Health Sh18 billion to eradicate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs ... the burden of six out of the more than 20 NTDs afflicting the world. "However, with this ...

Johnson insisted that depending on the transmission route, that the neglected tropical diseases will be eliminated ... noting, that 20 million toilets need to be con­structed in public and ...

WAKISO - Uganda has made significant progress in combating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), with the Ministry of Health setting timelines for the elimination of various diseases, including ...