A total of 600 cataract patients in Zimbabwe will receive free surgeries from Chinese doctors under the China-aided ...

Kano State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Yusuf Labaran, has raised concerns over the resurgence of leprosy in the ...

As a student at Guy’s Hospital Medical School in the 1960s, Martin Jourdan volunteered with the Red Cross in Yemen, a country in the middle of civil war. He served as a junior house doctor in a tented ...

Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Repaswal presided over the District Task Force meeting organised by the Health Department on ...

Lakes and rivers that used to be trusted sources of potable water in the country now pose danger to women's fertility ...

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By Sharon AtienoOf the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affecting the African continent, Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharzia, remains a significant public health challenge endemic in more than ...

By Sharon AtienoThough more than 200 million people worldwide are affected by schistosomiasis (bilharzia), Africa bears the biggest brunt reporting nine out of ten cases globally. As such, a ...

“I wish we could stop children from contracting kichocho. It’s such a dangerous disease.” Schistosomiasis, locally known as kichocho, is an acute and chronic neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by ...

Schistosomiasis gets its common name, snail fever, because it is caused by a parasite in snails. These snails live in freshwater, making people who live near lakes and rivers susceptible to the ...

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, remains a significant public health challenge in Ghana, affecting millions of people, particularly school-aged children. Dr. Enoch Mensah Boateng ...