But now, thanks to a combination of non-profit researchers and African public-health workers, there are signs of progress ...

Dr Joseph Larbi Opare, has advised Ghanaians to seek immediate medical care whenever they experience any skin condition ...

Schistosomiasis is found in tropical and subtropical countries around the world, but in South Sudan, the highest prevalence of the disease is in Jonglei state, where MSF runs a hospital in the remote ...

At least one girl and three boys were killed, and three boys injured, during an attack on the Saudi Hospital in the besieged ...

At least one girl and three boys were killed, and three boys injured, during an attack on the Saudi Hospital in the besieged ...

Noma is a facial gangrene infection that affects children in particular. Its name comes from the Greek word “nomē”, meaning ...

New research identifies life-threatening fungal infection in tuberculosis survivors among Assam's tea plantation workers, ...

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 ...

Ms Badolé made a difficult 30-kilometre trip to the nearest hospital. But when she got ... Health Organization’s list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which recognises 21 conditions ...

A map of deadly infectious diseases known to attack the central nervous system (CNS) of people who are already suffering with ...

Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.