122m Nigerians at risk of contracting Neglected Tropical Diseases – Health Ministry

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) says no fewer than 122 million people in Nigeria are at risk of getting Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs). Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, Director and National Coordinator of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Control/Elimination/Eradication Programme at  the FMoH , made the disclosure on Thursday  at a two-day media dialogue at Ibadan. The dialogue was organised by the Child Rights Information Bureau (CRIB) Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in collaboration with the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF). Anyaike said that NTDs are a group of 20 disease…

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