In a landmark move to combat one of the world's deadliest neglected tropical diseases, six African countries Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan have signed a Memorandum of ...

India, at the 78th WHA, highlighted major health advances via Ayushman Bharat, expanded elderly coverage, disease elimination ...

By Samuel Doe OumaIn Kenya’s Turkana County and neighboring counties, there is a devastating outbreak of kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), but it’s not acting alone. Children, ...

The county is still struggling with the Kala-azar outbreak that has claimed more than 20 lives and infected more than 500 patients since September 2024. So far, 26 lives have been lost to the ...

Read: Scientists discover new effective treatment for neglected skin disease According to Dr Abdi Hakim Ali, treatment for kala-azar requires a patient to be admitted to hospital because of the nature ...

County chief officer for medical services Ahmed Guhad said Eldas health facility leads with the highest record of the kala-azar cases with more than 150 patients. Guhad said the devolved unit had ...

"The outbreak was officially documented in the Log Logo area between January and February 2025, and between two and five patients are testing positive for Kala-azar at the hospital every day," Mr Wako ...

At least eight people in Kalikot district have tested positive for kala-azar (visceral leishmaniasis or black fever) since the start of the current fiscal year. Of the infected patients, around 50 ...

Zero Kala-Azar Hotspots: India Sustains Elimination ... and Disability Prevention Kits were provided to lymphoedema patients and 64,706 hydrocelectomy surgeries conducted," it added.

"We have treated 2,000 patients of Kala Azar already this year. This number is high when you compare it with 1,300 in the whole of last year," he added. "On mortality, I don't have figures ...

Scientists have found a new, shorter, safer and more effective treatment for Post Kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis ... In Sudan, nearly 50% of VL patients will develop PKDL within six months ...