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Eagles Defender, William Ekong leads charge against neglected tropical diseases

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William Ekong leads campaign against disease
Super Ealges defender, William Ekong

Admin l Tuesday, December 03, 2019

LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria national team defender William Ekong has started a campaign to draw attention to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that affect more than 120 million Nigerians.

Acting in partnership with the END Fund and Common Goal, William Ekong appeared in a public service announcement where he called on affected Nigerians to seek free treatment.

Neglected tropical diseases are a group of parasitic and bacterial infectious diseases that affect more than 1.7 billion of the world’s most impoverished people, including 1 billion children. They include intestinal worms, schistosomiasis (bilharzia), river blindness, trachoma, and lymphatic filariasis.

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Translated in pidgin, the public service announcement sheds light on how NTDs affect all aspects of life. Thus, calling upon Nigerians to take advantage of the ongoing mass administration of medication (MAM) efforts being led by community health workers all throughout the country.

Please visit your local health center for more information on how to get treatment in your local government area in Nigeria.

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