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Collection of filariasis news, found 10 news.

One million Indonesians still infected with neglected tropical disease

The Indonesian Health Ministry drew attention to the fact that around one million Indonesians were still infected with ...

5 neglected tropical diseases still found in Indonesia: Ministry

Five neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are still being detected in Indonesia, according to the Health ...

GLIDE launches inaugural awards for disease elimination

The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE), a new Abu Dhabi-based global health Institute focused on ...

News Focus - Papua, West Papua remain at risk of elephantiasis l

Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, has been a public health problem in Indonesia for a long time, with ...

filariasis still common disease in indonesia

Health Minister Nila Farid Moeloek said filariasis is still a common disease in Indonesia. "This disease has ...

Three districts in Papua to conduct elephantiasis treatment

Only three districts in Indonesias easternmost province of Papua will carry out mass treatment against the lymphatic ...

Elephantiasis disease targeted in 12 districts in Papua

Residents in some 12 districts in Indonesias easternmost province of Papua are at risk of contracting lymphatic ...

Nobel medicine prize awarded for work on parasitic diseases

William Campbell, Satoshi Omura and Youyou Tu jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine for their work against ...

Global Partners Making Progress Against Neglected Tropical Diseases, New Report and Scorecard Show

- Global partners in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have made substantial progress over the past ...

Private and Public Partners Unite to Combat 10 Neglected Tropical Diseases by 2020

-     Partners pledge innovative, coordinated action aimed at new World Health Organisation ...