Below is a comprehensive overview of seven major tropical diseases and effective strategies to prevent them.

Over 1 billion people are impacted by neglected tropical diseases. Devex explores what WHO’s updated road map means and ...

Health experts have raised the alarm that over 6 million people in Benue State are at the high risk of contracting Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

Imagine having sunny orange, bright yellow and luscious green fruit growing in your home, especially during this gray, cold time of year. While we do not associate citrus plants with ...

A clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is testing an experimental treatment designed to help people suffering the effects of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease.

The International Conference on health, titled “Transforming Global Health: Tackling Neglected Diseases Through Training and ...

The abrupt enhancement of convective activity (precipitation) over the northeast of the Philippines in late July, known as the "convection jump," is closely related to the end of the rainy season in ...

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), thrive in poverty-stricken areas and only by better sanitation, vaccinations and awareness can significantly reduce their spread and impact, preventing disabilities ...

While vitamin C-rich citrus fruits cannot prevent colds, research suggests it may shorten their duration and lessen symptoms.

Malaria is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions and causes up to one million deaths each year. In two independent cohorts of Ugandan children with severe malaria, elevated blood uric acid ...

Professor Francisca Mutapi said Scottish researchers can do more in the worldwide battle against the spread of disease.

A new study of cities across the globe has found a link between climate change and larger increases in the urban rat ...