The Section of Tropical Medicine is largely dedicated to basic, translational and applied research towards the development of new drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines in the treatment of neglected ...

One sixth of the world's population suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases and children are often the most affected. Most can be prevented or eliminated but the scale of the problem is ...

Despite their prevalence, these so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs ... While the disease has been detected in young children and infants, they are trying to uncover the risk factors ...

For now, the vaccine is available in only about 10 percent of Brazilian cities and eligibility is limited to prepubescent ...

Today, diseases like malaria are resurgent throughout tropical Africa – malaria is still the number one killer of African children under 5-years-old. Brought to a children's hospital in Zambia ...

Sub-Saharan Africa faces a dual burden of health challenges, with maternal and child health (MCH) and vector-borne diseases ...

who made the disclosure at the commemoration of the 2025 World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, said over 18,000 people were treated for elephantiasis and river blindness and many children ...

Fund is today announcing a significant milestone: the first administration of arpraziquantel to preschool-aged children in Uganda, in an implementation science setting. This new pediatric treatment ...