Project Zero
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.
Melioidosis is thought to infect 160,000 people every year. Half of them donât survive.
Controlling the epidemic in Madagascar means addressing the stigma around the disease.
HuffPost traveled to Congo to document efforts to fight this deadly disease.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
HuffPost traveled to Nigeria and Congo to document the fight against this preventable disease.
HuffPost traveled to Nigeria to document efforts to fight this illness.
"My husband is not happy about this whole thing."
HuffPost traveled to Nigeria and Congo to film the devastating toll that three illnesses take on local people, and whatâs being done to help.
Nearly half the population of Congo is at risk for elephantiasis, which can produce hugely swollen body parts.
A disease detective calls out the world's apathy toward forgotten illnesses.
Congoâs doctors are fighting sleeping sickness with scarce resources and too little support.