Neglected Tropical Diseases

By IndiaSpend Team India has achieved the target for eliminating visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar), a neglected tropical disease (NTD), in 82 per cent sub-districts, according to the fourth World Health Organization (WHO) report on Neglected Tropical Diseases released on April 19, 2017. Another significant achievement by India was the elimination ...

Lauding India's National Deworming Day initiative, which was observed on Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said it would go a long way in improving the health of children as well as that of the country.

The World Health Organization today 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.

There is a chronic lack of effective, affordable, easy-to-use medications for neglected diseases. Drug research and development (R&D) for tropical diseases is at a virtual standstill. Therefore there is a need to stimulate R&D activities for the neglected diseases prevalent in the developing world.

By IndiaSpend Team India has achieved the target for eliminating visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar), a neglected tropical disease (NTD), in 82 per cent sub-districts, according to the fourth World Health Organization (WHO) report on Neglected Tropical Diseases released on April 19, 2017. Another significant achievement by India was the elimination ...

Lauding India's National Deworming Day initiative, which was observed on Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said it would go a long way in improving the health of children as well as that of the country.

The World Health Organization today 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.

There is a chronic lack of effective, affordable, easy-to-use medications for neglected diseases. Drug research and development (R&D) for tropical diseases is at a virtual standstill. Therefore there is a need to stimulate R&D activities for the neglected diseases prevalent in the developing world.