Mission to Save the Helpless

Recent papers from Mission to Save the Helpless

1. Two decades of lymphatic filariasis elimination efforts in Nigeria: History, progress, challenges, and prospects for achieving the 2030 targetsPLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026
2. Prevalence and risk factors of soil transmitted helminthiasis in some research-naïve communities in Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigeria: a cross-sectional studyDiscover Public Health · 2026
3. Perception on blackflies and community ownership of the “Slash-and-Clear” vector control intervention in onchocerciasis-endemic communities along Edo-Ondo border in Southern NigeriaPLoS ONE · 2026
4. Psychological health and motivational factors of health workers and community volunteers in preventive chemotherapy programs for neglected tropical diseases control in Ekiti State, NigeriaBMC Public Health · 2025
5. Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis Among School Age Children: Impact of 3–5 Annual Rounds of Mass Drug Administration in Ekiti State, Southwest NigeriaTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease · 2025
6. Prevalence, intensity and risk factors of soil-transmitted helminthiasis after five effective rounds of preventive chemotherapy across three implementation units in Ondo State, NigeriaPLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025
7. A Post-Lockdown Assessment of Albendazole Treatment Coverage in Mass Drug Administration Campaigns Implemented Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic in Ekiti, Southwest NigeriaInternational Journal of Public Health · 2023
8. Prevalence of Trachoma following Implementation of the SAFE Strategy in Three Local Government Areas of Taraba State, North Eastern NigeriaOphthalmic Epidemiology · 2022
9. Schistosomiasis outbreak during COVID-19 pandemic in Takum, Northeast Nigeria: Analysis of infection status and associated risk factorsPLoS ONE · 2022
10. Attendee’s awareness about preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTD) control during the first world neglected tropical diseases day in Ekiti State, NigeriaPLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021
11. Prevalence of trachoma in 13 Local Government Areas of Taraba State, NigeriaOphthalmic Epidemiology · 2018
12. From River Blindness to Neglected Tropical Diseases—Lessons Learned in Africa for Programme Implementation and Expansion by the Non-governmental PartnersPLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2015
13. Bayesian Geostatistical Model-Based Estimates of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection in Nigeria, Including Annual Deworming RequirementsPLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2015
14. Public Awareness and Knowledge of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Control Activities in Abuja, NigeriaPLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014
15. Mapping and prediction of schistosomiasis in Nigeria using compiled survey data and Bayesian geospatial modellingGeospatial health · 2013
16. Schistosomiasis in infants and pre-school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: implication for controlParasitology · 2012