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India making tremendous strides in tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Jan 30: India is making tremendous strides in tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday on the occasion of World NTD Day.
WHO chief congratulates Guinea for eliminating human sleeping sickness
New Delhi, Jan 30: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday congratulated Guinea for eliminating human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness -- a neglected tropical disease.
UAE marks 35 years of fighting neglected tropical diseases
Abu Dhabi, January 29: The UAE has been at the forefront of global efforts to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) for 35 years, a commitment that began in 1990 when the UAE's Founding Father, the late Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, donated USD 5.77 million to The Carter Centre in support of efforts to eradicate Guinea worm disease.
Fight against NTDs must center on affected communities, climate change: WHO
New Delhi, Jan 29: The fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) must be centered on affected communities and climate change impacts, said Saima Wazed, Regional Director for World Health Organization (IANS) South-East Asia on Wednesday, ahead of the World NTD day.
New combination drug offers treatment against intestinal worms: Lancet
New Delhi, Jan 12: A fixed-dose combination of albendazole and ivermectin may be a better tool against soil-transmitted helminths, that cause intestinal infections, according to results of phase II-III clinical trial.
Study suggest Brazilian plant compound may be key to treating kala-azar
New Delhi, Jan 8: Kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis -- a deadly neglected tropical disease -- can be better treated using a compound derived from Nectandra leucantha -- a tree native to southern Brazil (local names: canela-seca or canela-branca), claimed a study.