Over 1 billion people are impacted by neglected tropical diseases. Devex explores what WHO’s updated road map means and ...

Tropical diseases primarily affect people living in or visiting tropical and subtropical regions. Such disorders are major public health issues because they are usually caused by bacteria, viruses, or ...

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 ...

Many of these diseases are what scientists and policymakers have been calling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) since Peter Hotez and colleagues coined the term 20 years ago. NTDs are a ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for country commitment to combat neglected tropical diseases, as the agency braces itself for losing its biggest funder. The WHO released a short video ...

NTDs, a group of 21 debilitating infectious diseases, affect over 1 billion people globally, causing significant morbidity, ...

Funding for neglected tropical diseases has declined in the post-pandemic era. But can shifting perspectives and different funding architecture ensure progress continues to be made?

Hyponatremia occurs frequently in tropical diseases, as a result of increased ... The high incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in the tropics predisposes deficient ...