Civil unrest in key endemic regions, such as the Central African Republic and southwestern Cameroon, has hindered disease ...

In a major breakthrough for rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis (r-HAT) treatment, in August 2024 WHO recommended fexinidazole to replace ...

By Sharon Atieno Guinea has eeliminated the human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem.It has managed to control the gambiense form of the disease to below the ...

Guinea has officially joined Ghana, Togo, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, and Chad in eliminating human African trypanosomiasis as a public health issue. This achievement was ...

Sarah Benn loses suspension appeal The retired GP and climate activist Sarah Benn lost her High Court appeal against a misconduct finding and suspension by a medical practitioners’ tribunal over her ...

Dr Joseph Larbi Opare, has advised Ghanaians to seek immediate medical care whenever they experience any skin condition ...

Ahead of the celebration of the World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (NTD) on January 30, the Ashanti Regional Health Directorate has directed ...

The country’s elimination of human African trypanosomiasis brings the total to 55 countries that have eliminated at least one ...

your ally instead of your enemy. “Time sickness” is a term coined by Dr. Larry Dossey in his 1982 book Space, Time & Medicine to describe the distress and potential health consequences arising ...

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But I think if I really had to put my finger on it, the thing that has made this first month of 2025 feel a thousand years long is the sickness(es) lurking around every corner. Everyone I know is ...