Tag: tropical diseases
As of 2021, almost 17 million people in South Sudan have received treatment for elephantiasis, trachoma, river blindness, bilharzia, and soil-transmitted worms. South Sudan, with the support of WHO and partners, has worked in recent years to combat the threat of neglected tropical diseases by providing medicines and strengthening prevention measures to accelerate progress towards […]
The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to invest billions of dollars to tackle 17 neglected tropical diseases — including dengue fever, leprosy and sleeping sickness — which kill 500,000 people globally each year. WHO said some 1.5 billion people across 149 countries are affected by the diseases, insisting additional investments would save lives, […]
