Anemia impacts nearly a third of the global population, with the highest burden being in developing nations among women and children under the age of 5 years. During earl [...]

Health Bridges International, the supporting organization for this project, is an NGO that has worked in Peru for more than 23 years, focusing on developing health progra [...]

The pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is a parasitic helminth that imposes a major health and economic burden on poor rural populations around the world. Larval infection of [...]

In Tumbes, Peru, despite mass nutritional supplementation and deworming to reduce childhood anemia, its' prevalence has had minimal change compared to other coastal regio [...]

Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a central nervous system (CNS) infection with Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), is a leading infectious cause of epilepsy in endemic areas. Treatin [...]

Heavy metal (HM) exposure is a global health concern, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study assessed HM exposure and its association with respirato [...]

Zoonoses— infectious diseases transmitted between animals and humans—inflict a heavy toll on the economy, health, and livelihood worldwide. One Health serves as a framewo [...]