A 43-year-old man discovered a dragon worm parasite up to 70cm long in his leg after self-extracting it at home, prompting ...

One of the first acts of President Donald Trump after his inauguration yesterday was to order the start of the US's withdrawal from the WHO.

The African Region reports the heaviest burden of public health emergencies globally. This paper presents an exploratory analysis of public health events data collected the past 22 years in the WHO ...

Review the prospects for the control of neglected tropical diseases, including soil-transmitted helminthiasis, shistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis.

WebMD gives you the facts about common parasites and their diseases. Learn about lice, bedbugs, hookworms, ringworms, scabies, and more.

The importance and effectiveness of vector control, improved hygiene and environmental changes and the role of public-health education therein can be illustrated by the success of the control ...

02.01.2018: Global helse - Neglected tropical diseases are a diverse group of diseases that predominantly but not exclusively affect people in tropical and subtropical climatic zones.

Primary health care (PHC) strengthening in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal has again, 40 years after the Alma-Ata declaration, been declared a priority by the global health community ...