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Project Zero is an ongoing series to raise awareness around neglected tropical diseases and
efforts to fight them
. At least 18 of these diseases affect more than 1 billion people worldwide -- but they're not on the public's radar.
In Rural Kenya, Escaping A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck
Fighting Kala Azar In Kenya
While America Ignores A Disease Bigger Than Zika, Its Victims Remain Invisible
Tom Gardner for HuffPost
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Where Shoes Are A Luxury, A Nightmarish Disease May Be Lurking
Peter Martell
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They Fled War At Home. Now They’re Fighting Death In Crowded Refugee Camps.
Marco Bello/Reuters
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Where Zika Came From
Sumy Sadurni for HuffPost
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How A Warlord’s Legacy Has Thwarted Relief For A Mysterious Disease In Uganda
ANNA LEAH FOR HUFFPOST
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Why The U.S., One Of The World's Richest Countries, Struggles With Diseases Of Poverty
By
Catharine Smith
PongMoji via Getty Images
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How Humans Are Laying Out The Welcome Mat For Mosquitoes And The Diseases They Carry
By
Sara Perria
Zoe Flood
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Why The World Ignores Diseases Of Poverty
Sumy Sadurni for HuffPost
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Children With Baffling Seizure Disorder Face Uncertain Future In Northern Uganda
Tom Gardner
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The Biggest Cause Of Preventable Blindness Just Won't Go Away
Anna Leah for HuffPost
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Meet The Americans Who Live With Open Sewers In Their Yard
By
Catharine Smith
Joshua Paul for HuffPost
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How Experts Fight A Disease When They Don’t Know Whom It’s Killing
By
Sara Perria
Alexander Joe
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Inside A Modern-Day Plague Outbreak
HuffPost
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WATCH: The Battle Against Sleeping Sickness
By
Paul Josephson
HuffPost
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WATCH: What Life Is Like When A Parasite Destroys Your Sight
By
Paul Josephson
HuffPost
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WATCH: What Life Is Like With The Disfiguring Disease Elephantiasis
By
Paul Josephson
The Carter Center / R McDowell
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Nigerian Women With This Disfiguring Disease Face Pain And Isolation
By
Hannah McNeish
Paul Josephson
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'Out Of Sight': 360-Degree Film Series On Diseases The World Ignores
By
Paul Josephson
Maggie Steber/The Washington Post via Getty Images
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Victims Of This Disfiguring Disease 'Feel So Much Pain And Shame'
By
Hannah McNeish
Science VU via Getty Images
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'They Don't Care About Black People Dying In The Bush'
By
Hannah McNeish
Neil Brandvold/DNDi
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A Deadly Disease Threatens To Regain Ground Deep In The African Jungle
By
Hannah McNeish
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