In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, neglected tropical diseases represent a major public health problem. Some diseases, such as leishmaniasis, are endemic in most countries. Other diseases, such as leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis (bilharzia) and soil-transmitted helminthiases, affect only some countries of the Region or are of low prevalence. Dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) and human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are only endemic in South Sudan.
The World Health Assembly today adopted a resolution on all 17 neglected tropical diseases. Representatives from 32 countries and six speakers from nongovernmental organizations took part in deliberations of resolution...
» Read the full storyHuman African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) is a neglected tropical disease considered as lethal without treatment. It is found in sub-Saharan countries with a patchy distribution in foci. Many of these...
» Read the full storyOn 30 April 2012, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean presented the final draft of the “Regional strategic plan on cutaneous leishmaniasis” and the “Guidelines for the case management...
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One of the objectives of the WHO’s strategic plan is to ensure “effective coordination and support provided to WHO Member States in order to provide access for all populations to...
» Read the full storyReport on the programme managers' meeting on leprosy elimination Beirut, Lebanon, 15–16 December 2010 [pdf 145kb] Report on the programme managers' review meeting on cutaneous leishmaniasis control in the Eastern Mediterranean...
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