Aboutsix local councils have been infected with Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Lagos State, a disease caused by poor hygiene and contaminated water. According to a survey carried out by the state’s Ministry of Health...

Super Eagles’ defender, William Ekong has started a campaign to draw attention to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that affect more than 120 million Nigerians. In partnership with the END Fund and Common Goal, William appears in a 48 seconds public service announcement where he calls on affected Nigerians to seek free treatment. Neglected tropical diseases…

A ‘league table’ is being drawn up showing how African countries are faring in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). NTDs rarely make headline news, yet they affect 1.6 billion people in the poorest parts of the globe – including around 580 million people in Africa. That is close to 50 per cent of…

Okoronkwo explained that efforts have predominantly been in relation to the Preventative Chemotherapy (PC) NTDs, namely: onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths.