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Nigeria needs $19 million to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases – Official
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, accounts for about 50 per cent of NTDs burden in Africa and 25 per cent ...
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Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, accounts for about 50 per cent of NTDs burden in Africa and 25 per cent ...
The inclusion is coming a few days after PREMIUM TIMES reported on how the fatal, preventable disease affects Nigerian children.
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Lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis are among the most prevalent and persistent diseases. They're responsible for disabling millions of people.
“They (the diseases) are not really reported, probably because they don’t kill as fast as other diseases, like HIV, COVID-19 ...
Two out of every three Nigerians, are at risk of one of the NTDs.