Every neglected tropical disease places overseas American military forces, workers and travelers at risk. And increasingly, these diseases threaten Americans within the continental United States.

WUFT-FM and WUFT Classic Member Poster Signing Reception – October 16, 2024; FANFARES ... That's according to a statement submitted to Congress by the Neglected Tropical Diseases Roundtable, ...

Anyone who grew up in any rural village in Rwanda is familiar with intestinal worms. During my training as a medical doctor, I learned intestinal worms, also called soil-transmitted helminths, are one ...

U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.

Mental health: The invisible effects of neglected tropical diseases. The psychological burden of disability and stigma has been overlooked, to the detriment of those affected and their carers.

Geneva — Ahead of World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day Monday, the World Health Organization is calling for action to tackle these debilitating illnesses, which affect an estimated 1.65 billion ...

Both Sherlock and Srour hope that the day noma appears on the WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases list will come soon, potentially during one of WHO's NTD advisory group meetings this year.

Neglected Tropical Diseases belong to the category of lesser known diseases that do have the capability to impact the world in a profound way. NTDs are a group of 20 conditions that are mostly ...

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Hotez, who has long crusaded against parasitic worms and co-authored the 2005 paper that rebranded them as "neglected tropical diseases," worked closely with the George W. Bush White House and ...

For close to two decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with countries around the world to combat neglected tropical diseases, or NTDs. The term refers to a group of ...

Hotez, who has long crusaded against parasitic worms and co-authored the 2005 paper that rebranded them as "neglected tropical diseases," worked closely with the George W. Bush White House and members ...