Insights into noma will be a game changer for the estimated 140,000 people who are infected every year. Schistosomiasis gets its common name, snail fever, because it is caused by a parasite in snails.

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 ...

Here we are talking about the list of the Top 7 Deadliest Animals Around The World, chek them out.

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a further two billion are threatened by these diseases. If left ...

In the most remote places in the world, people are daily battling diseases that many people may never have heard of. Called neglected tropical diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially ...

Day, which aims to raise awareness of and advocate for the elimination of 21 historically overlooked diseases that affect around 1·6 billion people worldwide. This year's World NTD Day will continue ...

Animals are all around us. Because of their proximity, many people take for granted how truly dangerous some animals really are. Let’s discuss the 10 most dangerous animals in the world ranked by the ...

As the former vice president of The Gambia, I saw firsthand the devastating impact of diseases like schistosomiasis, or snail fever, and intestinal worms. In our rural communities, these ...

FIGHTING SNAIL FEVER. Some of the praziquantel tablets from the Department of Health (DOH) in this undated photo. The DOH regional office here is ramping up its fight against schistosomiasis in the ...