Tag: NTDs

  • Kaduna treats 4m residents of NTDs – Commissioner

    Kaduna treats 4m residents of NTDs – Commissioner

    The Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, has said the government treated more than four million residents of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) in 2020. Mohammed-Baloni, who made the disclosure in a statement made available to our correspondent on Tuesday in Kaduna, listed NTDs to include lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasi, soil transmitted helminthes and clephantiasis. Mohammed-Baloni said…

  • Centre to partner Imo government on fight against tropical diseases

    Centre to partner Imo government on fight against tropical diseases

    The Carter Centre, a non-governmental organisation, has promised to strengthen its collaboration with the Imo Government in the fight against tropical diseases. Dr Adamu Sallau, the Director of the centre in Imo, made the pledge when he visited the Imo Ministry of Health in Owerri on Friday as part of the activities to mark the…