Ntds Programme News Today

The lush green fields of some communities in Sekyere East District of the Ashanti region, once brimming with life, are now abandoned by farmers suffering from various Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended Ghana for eliminating sleeping sickness, one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Graphic Online BY: Graphic Online 30.5k Shares 705 The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has taken delivery of a Toyota Hilux 2020 model plus sets of personal protective equipment (PPEs) from UK aid to help eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in the country. While the vehicle was procured at a cost of GH¢266,086, the PPEs consisting of disposable aprons, drapes, surgical gowns, hand sanitizers, caps, sterile latex gloves and surgical nose masks were also procured at a cost of GH¢320,098. T...