'End scourge of neglected tropical diseases': UN health chief

The United Nations

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) vowed on Wednesday to "end the scourge of neglected tropical diseases", which affect more than a billion mainly poor people, and thrive where there is little access to quality health services, clean water, and sanitation.

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