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Donated tropical disease drugs risk expiry as funding dries up

Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases Executive Director Dr Isatou Touray. [File, Standard]

More than one million donated drugs risk expiring within nine months due to deep cuts in global aid, threatening treatment programmes for neglected tropical diseases in Africa.

The warning comes as the Kigali Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) marks its third anniversary.

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