
Nigeria has 25 percent of NTDs in Africa, says Health Minister
Nigeria accounts for around 25% of all Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Africa, the minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said. Dr. Ehanire at a ministerial press briefing held to commemorate the 2023 World Neglected Tropical Disease Day in Abuja noted that during the colonial era, the highest NTD rates were in Egypt and…