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Guinea has officially joined Ghana, Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, and Chad in eliminating human African trypanosomiasis as a public health issue. This achievement was ...

But now, thanks to a combination of non-profit researchers and African public-health workers, there are signs of progress ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

Sarah Benn loses suspension appeal The retired GP and climate activist Sarah Benn lost her High Court appeal against a misconduct finding and suspension by a medical practitioners’ tribunal over her ...

The country’s elimination of human African trypanosomiasis brings the total to 55 countries that have eliminated at least one ...

your ally instead of your enemy. “Time sickness” is a term coined by Dr. Larry Dossey in his 1982 book Space, Time & Medicine to describe the distress and potential health consequences arising ...

All in all, this isn’t terrible. The sickness thing is a bummer, but not a death sentence. The team has doctors and smart people who will be able to get these guys back up and ready to roll for ...

The human African trypanosomiasis, better known as sleeping sickness, is among the most dangerous illnesses in Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2021 set the ambitious goal of eradicating ...

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The sickness plagued those onboard the September 20 to 27 trip, according to the CDC. Just over eight percent of the 2,172 passengers onboard fell sick, equating to 180, while three crew members ...