Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, has said over 200 million Nigerians are at risk of contracting at least one Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD), with 165 million in need of preventive chemotherapy.

Mr Salako disclosed this during a press briefing to commemorate the 2025 World NTDs Day (WNTDD) in Abuja, on Monday.

He said globally, over one billion people are affected with NTDs across 149 countries with Africa bearing nearly half of the burden.

He noted that Nigeria alone accounts for about 25 per cent of the cases on the continent.

"Nigeria has more than 200 million people at risk of one NTD or the other and 165 million people needing preventive chemotherapy for at least one NTD," he...