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A Black male doctor visits with a Black female patient between blue hospital curtains.

Northeastern professor convenes New England symposium on eradicating neglected tropical diseases

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Two students working with people in Kenya.
University News

Northeastern co-op students work to prevent neglected tropical diseases and birth injuries among women in rural Kenya

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Patients lying in hospitals beds with mosquito nets around them.
Health

Neglected tropical diseases sicken and disable millions of people. A Northeastern professor is part of a road map for change 

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
Leah Orkuo with a child in Kenya.
Health

An untreated bite from a sandfly can kill residents in east Africa. This co-op student is working in Kenya to eradicate the deadly disease

Headshot of Cesareo Contreras
by Cesareo Contreras
Co-op students help conduct visceral leishmaniasis research.
Health

These co-op students went to Kenya to find ways to prevent one of the world’s most deadly tropical diseases 

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
A person in Kenya receives the COVID-19 vaccine.
World & National News

Why has Africa suffered fewer COVID-19 deaths than predicted?

by Ian Thomsen
University News

President Aoun singled out three students in his Commencement address. Here’s why.

by Allie Nicodemo
Society & Culture

Two humanitarians bring hope to promising students in Kenya

by Jason Kornwitz
Business

Social entrepreneurship, one sandal at a time

by Greg St. Martin