In a landmark partnership to bolster Africa’s fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), the African Union (AU) Commission’s Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs, and Social Development ...

In the field of global health, climate change poses a severe and multifaceted challenge. The World Health Organization ...

Oyo State Government said that in 2024, at least 2.65 million children received free, safe, and cost-effective medicines to control worms transmitted ...

The Acting Commissioner for Health, Sabinus Nwibo, has called for concerted efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases, ...

Multi-omics research is revolutionizing the field of tropical disease by offering a comprehensive approach to understanding ...

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

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, remains a significant public health challenge in Ghana, affecting millions of people, particularly school-aged children. Dr. Enoch Mensah Boateng, a renowned ...

Hydrocelectomy (hydrocele surgeries) was successfully conducted on no fewer than 837 Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) cases ...

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

The Anambra State Government, in partnership with Carter Centre, said it recorded and treated 156 dog bite cases between 2023 ...

By Benjamin Makafui Attipoe, Sogakope The Director in-charge of Technical Co-ordination at the Ministry of Health (MOH) and ...