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Funding and progress on treatment for the disease stalled, pushing those afflicted into a life of stigma and poverty
Bugs that lost their natural habitat through deforestation in the Amazon region are spreading disease in human settlements
A world-leading programme in the region’s vast uplands is battling an epidemic of the parasitic disease echinococcosis
The last steps in fighting the ‘most deadly neglected tropical disease’ are being slowed by a lack of funding
One financier spent years looking for the most effective way to raise and spend funds
Volunteers in remote areas are helping to bring the diseases under control, though millions of people remain at risk
A single tablet has been shown to treat yaws cheaply and effectively but drugs and funding are in short supply
Some fear progress on NTDs will stall if priorities shift in new era
Tremors from political shake-ups in 2016 will be felt beyond country borders
Access to Medicine Index says moderate progress made in improving access to medicine
As seas warm, cholera may find the world a bit more hospitable
Aid scores success in Latin America; Africa battles on
The deadly disease spread by the tsetse fly ravaged Africa for centuries. In the 1960s, scientists thought they had it under control. But they were mistaken
Longevity gains provide upbeat counterpoint to gloom enveloping the continent
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