The Federal Minister of Health says it is committed to eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases NTDs in Nigeria.
The Minister of State for Health, Adeleke Mamora, gave the assurance in Abuja at a round table on eliminating NTDs in the country.
Progress is being made against neglected tropical diseases, a group of 20 diseases that debilitate, disfigure and kill.
About 43 countries have eliminated at least one Neglected Tropical Diseases NTD where 600 million people no longer require treatment.
Mamora said it was vital that everyone worked continuously even in these challenging times.
He noted that NTDs could cause severe debilitating and lifelong physical and visual impairment, whereas they could be eliminated.
He said the ministry would ensure effective execution of NTD programmes, whilst guaranteeing that the best of the ministry’s team was deployed to the NTD unit in the Public Health department.
The chairman House Committee on health added that medical commodities for NTDs expiring at the ministry’s warehouses would no longer be acceptable.
