Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Last week, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation ...
The two year old girl being examined for the possibility of leprosy in Marana, Madagascar, Laetitia Bezain/dpa via Getty Images It’s sobering to reflect that “neglected tropical diseases” are referred ...
It’s a disease of children living in extreme poverty. Its cause is uncertain. So is the number of children it affects. But soon, the devastating condition known as noma may be a bit less neglected.
A nurse gives gives medicine, Ivermectin, against onchocerciasis or river blindness. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Neglected tropical diseases are a group of communicable diseases found in ...
The patient – a man in his mid-30s – was languishing in a hospital in Bangladesh, infected with a disease called visceral leishmaniasis. He was so close to death he wasn't even eligible for the ...