Devex17d
Neglected tropical diseases: treatments, impact, and progress
Over 1 billion people are impacted by neglected tropical diseases. Devex explores what WHO’s updated road map means and ...
PSU Connect14d
7 Major Tropical Diseases & How to Prevent Them
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 ...
Forbes1y
Neglected Tropical Diseases Are Increasingly Common In Impoverished Areas Of U.S.: Sen. Booker Reintroduces A Bill To Help Eliminate Such Diseases
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 ...
Hosted on MSN15d
WHO’s Neglected Tropical Disease Day at unfamiliar odds with US stance
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 ...
Devex17d
The missing billions: How to plug the NTD donor gap
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?
ET HealthWorld8d
One Health and NTDs—A unified approach to eliminate neglected tropical diseases in India
NTDs, a group of 21 debilitating infectious diseases, affect over 1 billion people globally, causing significant morbidity, ...
Nature10d
Altered fluid, electrolyte and mineral status in tropical disease, with an emphasis on malaria and leptospirosis
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 ...