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Why do neglected tropical diseases suffer low priority?

Why do neglected tropical diseases suffer low priority?

Harare – Neglected tropical diseases affect millions of people across…
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Improving treatment of neglected diseases

Improving treatment of neglected diseases

Atlanta/Brazzaville – Preventive treatment of neglected tropical…
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HMH addressing media personnel during the 2022 World Leprosy Day Press briefing

Government partners decry stigmatization of people living with leprosy

Abuja, 1 February, 2022 - In commemoration of the 2022 World Leprosy…
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Promising progress on neglected tropical diseases in Africa

Promising progress on neglected tropical diseases in Africa

Brazzaville – Over the past decade, significant progress has been…
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WHO unveils new analytical tools on the ESPEN data portal

WHO unveils new analytical tools on the ESPEN data portal

Brazzaville – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for…
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Technical staff assessing a learner at Parakarungu Primary School in the Chobe district on MDA impact

Towards eliminating intestinal worms in primary school-going children in Botswana

Botswana is taking steps towards the elimination of intestinal worm…
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Visceral leishmaniasis case management training conducted for Eritrea, 15-17 June 2021

WHO (WCO/ Eritrea, AFRO and HQ) in collaboration with Neglected…
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Ms. Lorato Mphusu, CEO of Botswana Christian AIDS Intervention Programme (BOCAIP) contributing to discussions

Ending the neglect to attain Sustainable Development Goals and eliminate the Neglected Tropical Diseases in Botswana

Gaborone, 01 June 2021 - Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are…
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300 000 people to receive free treatment for bilharzia and intestinal worms in Mount Darwin and Shamva

By Roselyne Sachiti and Tatenda Chimbwanda Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe…
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Seasonal workers in West Gondar

Preventing potentially fatal tropical disease in thousands of migrants in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, March 5, 2019. – More than 9000 migrant workers have…
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