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Africa: Only 14 Cases of Guinea Worm Infection Reported Globally in 2021
VOA, 26 January 2022
As he faced the multitude of news cameras and reporters during a 2015 press conference grappling with a potentially fatal cancer diagnosis, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, then… Read more »
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Africa: Improve Resistance to Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHO Urges
UN News, 30 January 2022
To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day [January 30, 2022], the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called for an international push to confront the inequalities that… Read more »
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Africa: What's Needed to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance? Brainpower and Campaigning Zeal
The Conversation Africa, 15 November 2021
The cost of infectious diseases is somewhere between staggering and incalculable. Around $8 trillion and 156 million life years were lost in 2016 alone. Throughout human history,… Read more »
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Nigeria: 122 Million Nigerians At Risk of Neglected Tropical Diseases - Govt
Daily Trust, 4 August 2021
About 122 million Nigerians are at risk of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), Dr. Nseobong Akpan, National Coordinator , NTD Elimination Programme , Federal Ministry of Health,… Read more »
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New Dawn, 5 July 2021
Former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has joined 32 other former heads of state to speak out against UK withdrawal of Neglected Tropical Disease Finding. Read more »
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Namibia: Cross-Border Threats to Health... Namibia, Angola Collaborate On Infectious Diseases
New Era, 18 June 2021
Health officials from Namibia and Angola gathered in Rundu for a three-day meeting to discuss strategies on strengthening cross-border collaboration for effective control of… Read more »