For the third time, the Uganda Ministry of Health declares elimination of river blindness transmission in parts of the country. Press release. Uganda Ministry
Question & Answer interview of Frank O. Richards, who directs the Carter Center’s river blindness, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, and malaria programs. Dr. Richards previously
Enjoy this news article covering how the world is benefiting from years of painstaking work, mainly of villagers and volunteers, to eliminate river blindness
The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending an alternative three drug treatment to accelerate the global elimination of lymphatic filariasis—a disabling and disfiguring neglected
Article stating two more river blindness transmission zones in Uganda are free from the parasitic infection that that causes intense itching, rashes, eye lesions,
An article published on one of Tanzania’s leading English-language news sites, exploring the concept that eliminating NTDs should be focused on economically disadvantaged populations. The
Article on The Task Force for Global Health: “You’ve heard of the CDC, but you probably didn’t know about this under-the-radar nonprofit.” Atlanta Magazine,
“Progress has been made in every area that makes disease elimination and eradication possible — from diagnosis and treatment to mapping and modelling. Now, cross-disease discussions