Burundi, Egypt and Fiji eliminated trachoma; Guinea and Kenya eliminated sleeping sickness; and Niger became the first ...

FOR decades, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) have lingered in the shadows of Tanzania’s public health agenda quietly ...

The World Health Organization has recommended repeat mass drug administration as part of their global initiative to eliminate blinding trachoma by the year 2020. The efficacy of repeat treatment will ...

Guest Column - As we look back on 2025, the world experienced a year of both remarkable achievement and profound challenge in global health. Multilateralism, science and solidarity were tested as ...

A Letterkenny woman has represented Donegal on the global stage after completing Africa’s largest road race, the Great ...

Kajal, kohl, or surma can contain high levels of lead and other toxic metals, which may cause eye irritation, infections, and systemic lead poisoning in infants.

Simien Highlands, Ethiopia – After a day-long journey on Ethiopian highways and “bone-jarring” dirt and rock roads, Paul Emerson, Ph.D. arrived in a remote farming village hidden in the country’s ...

Milly Rich – I was just thinking about the nature of progress. When I was young, it was usual for a woman to stay at home and the man would bring home the money – his wage could support the wife and ...