Anti-filariasis drive to begin tomorrow
Patna: The mass drug administration (MDA) programme to combat filariasis (elephantiasis) will begin in 24 districts of Bihar ...
UP to launch MDA campaign on February 10 to protect 11 million people from Lymphatic Filariasis
The Uttar Pradesh government will launch Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign on February 10 across 14 districts in the state as part of the national elimination programme.
Lymphatic filariasis: Mass drug administration drive in Wadagera block between February 10 and 28
Mass drug administration drive for lymphatic filariasis in Wadagera block from Feb 10-28, emphasizing effective implementation and coordination among departments.
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Mass drug campaign for Lymphatic Filariasis elimination in Odisha districts from Feb 10
A state-level media sensitisation workshop was organised by the HF&W department in collaboration with the Global Health ...
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One Health and NTDs—A unified approach to eliminate neglected tropical diseases in India
NTDs, a group of 21 debilitating infectious diseases, affect over 1 billion people globally, causing significant morbidity, ...
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Europe Approval Facilitates Worm Treatment Where It Matters
The European Medicines Agency’s positive opinion for ivermectin-albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminth infections ...
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Niger becomes first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...
Niger becomes the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate the transmission of onchocerciasis
On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis, commonly ...
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Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: Spike in ailments pushes Nigerians’ care funding gap to N8.6 trillion
Despite the Federal Government’s ambitious plan for the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) and promises to eradicate the plague ...
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122m Nigerians at risk of tropical diseases
About 122 million Nigerians are at risk of one Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) or another and many Nigerians need preventive chemotherapy for at least one NTD.