Over 165 million Nigerians need treatment for Neglected Tropical Diseases - Study. Really!

This article was featured in today's Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Global Health NOW newsletter!

It is a typical sensationalism, alarmism and hysteria type of article! Or was it written to attract funding from gullible donors?

I was not able to quickly find the study about Nigeria!

What is the total population of Nigeria? About 214 million. So either the so called Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are generally fairly harmless or e.g. some serious overcounting most likely took place.

"... The study which was commissioned by the END Fund and conducted by Deloitte Nigeria, said the Nigerian economy stands to reap $18.9 billion from its citizens and increased productivity if elimination of NTDs is achieved by 2030. ..."

Over 165 million Nigerians need treatment for Neglected Tropical Diseases - Study | The ICIR OVER 165 million Nigerians, representing 84 per cent of the country’s population, currently need treatment for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), according to Nigeria’s NTDs Economic Impact Study.

The Impact Of Neglected Tropical Diseases Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of parasitic and bacterial infectious diseases that affect more than 1.7 billion people, including more than 1 billion children. Over 40% of the global NTD burden is concentrated in Africa, where the END Fund focuses the majority of our work.

WHO Global report on neglected tropical diseases 2023