Monrovia - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, February 20, donated a consignment of drugs to fight Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Liberia. NTDs are diverse group of communicable diseases that affect more than one billion people globally in 149 countries. Dr. Gasasira: “The World Health organization wishes to take this opportunity to congratulate the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Health for their tremendous success that is being achieved in controlling neglected tropical diseases. Because of this, millions of Liberians who would be suffering from these terrible debilitating diseases that cause stigma and discrimination have been saved from this scotch,” Dr. Gasasira said. Leprosy is still a public health problem; while Buruli ulcer is reported from all counties.

Source: Front Page Africa February 21, 2018 01:30 UTC