Stakeholders in the health sector have decried the ordeal of about 1.6 billion of the world’s poorest in the hands of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). They spoke yesterday in Abuja at a roundtable organised by the Christian Medical Scientists and Basic Health Foundation (CMESBAHF) to commemorate the World NTDs Day. NTDs are a diverse group of tropical infections common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas, caused by pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa and helminths. “Nigerian government should deliver systematic annual high-coverage implementation of all components, in all risk groups, as recommended by WHO. “When Nigerians are suffering the chronic manifestation of NTDs, they associate NTDs with witchcraft, household enemies and so many harmful socio-cultural practices in Nigeria, instead of going to the root of the matter.”

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2020 03:45 UTC