mycetoma

A woman's left foot is checked for mycetoma by DNDi staff in Sudan; her right leg was infected with mycetoma and had to be amputated. Image by Neil Brandvold/DNDi

Fighting off the Flesh Eater: Controlling Mycetoma in Sub-Saharan Africa

Children in Sennar State, Sudan, a country afflicted by mycetoma.

The Road Ahead for the Most Neglected Disease

Men suffering from mycetoma

Neglected Diseases

The Untold Global Health Story of 2015: Mycetoma

photo of the WHA

Attention Finally for a Neglected Disease

Men suffering from mycetoma

Who Will Champion Mycetoma?

Neglected Diseases

Good News from Geneva

photo of Dr. Ahmed Fahal, of the Mycetoma Research Center, and Nathalie Strub Wourgaft, of the Drugs for Neglected Diseases

Neglected Diseases

The Opposite of Martin Shkreli: Drug Development Without Profit

No one knows how many people have mycetoma worldwide, however in a village in central Sudan, a man lists 12 people who have had their legs amputated because of the flesh-eating infection

Neglected Diseases

First Step for a Dreadful Disease: Get on the List

photo of Amy Maxmen

Neglected Diseases

Q&A with Amy Maxmen: An Unjust Problem

Neglected Diseases

Mycetoma: The Untold Global Health Story of 2015

altai mycetoma

Neglected Diseases

A Flesh-eating Fungus Wrecks Lives and No One Cares