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Leprosy, scabies and yaws - Togo’s neglected tropical skin diseases need attention
Scabies and other skin diseases are still common in Togo. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr Michael Head, University of Southampton; Bayaki Saka, University…
Beans are a favourite food in Nigeria - 4 safe ways to preserve them
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TB kills 75,000 children in Africa every year: how this can stop
There have been substantial improvements in some areas of TB therapeutics. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images Graeme Hoddinott, Stellenbosch University…
Water scarcity on Nigeria’s coast is hardest on women: 6 steps to ease the burden
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Leprosy, scabies and yaws - Togo’s neglected tropical skin diseases need attention
Scabies and other skin diseases are still common in Togo. Wikimedia Commons/Flickr Michael Head, University of Southampton; Bayaki Saka, University…
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