Page 2 - நைஜீரியா அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் ஆரோக்கியம் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

January 11, 2021 Neglected tropical diseases, a group of 20 bacterial and parasitic infections common to tropical countries, kill around 350,000 people each year and infect many more, causing chronic illness, blindness, and disfigurement. Their toll is heaviest among the poorest, most vulnerable people in the world.    For all the suffering they cause, NTDs are easy and inexpensive to treat. Several are entirely preventable with medication costing as little as 50 cents per person per year making NTDs one of the “best buys” in global public health. So why, despite sustained attention from public health agencies and aid organizations, does the problem persist?  For a problem many see as comparatively simple to solve, the hurdles are still significant. NTDs are underfunded. Many of the most afflicted countries don’t view them as a political priority or have the logistical capacity to get drugs into the hands of people who need them. Programs aimed at addressing NTDs ofte

Kimberly kamarJeffrey glennThomas bossertTeresa chahineNils daulaireZaiyanatu abubakar umarNigeria ministry of healthHealth careEconomic developmentகிம்‌பர்லீ கமர்ஜெஃப்ரி க்ளென்தாமஸ் முதலாளிதெரசா சாஹைன்நைஜீரியா அமைச்சகம் ஆஃப் ஆரோக்கியம்ஆரோக்கியம் பராமரிப்புபொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி