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.

In Rural Kenya, Escaping The Clutches Of A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck

There are 400,000 new kala azar cases each year, but treatment is scarce.
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America Is Ignoring A Disease Bigger Than Zika, And Patients Are Suffering

Some 300,000 in the U.S. have it. Many are afraid to come forward.
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He Volunteered To Help Stop A Blinding Parasite. Then He Lost His Sight.

40 million people in the Congo are at risk of river blindness.
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A Devastating Blinding Disease Is Crippling Communities In Africa, But It’s Easy For The World To Ignore

Some 40 million people in the Congo are at risk.
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How A Single Mosquito Bite Nearly Ended This Artist's Life

“I woke up in the middle of the night as if my body was burning from inside," she said.
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How This Woman's Eyelashes Nearly Blinded Her

She would pay neighbors to pull them out, but they always grew back -- straight into her eye.
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The Disease You Don't Notice -- Until A Worm Crawls Across Your Eye

Ten million people have this disease.
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This Woman Lived In A Cave Without Health Care While A Parasite Ate At Her Face

“People who came to visit me would be scared to see me."
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How A Disease With No Cure Has Nearly Been Wiped From The Earth

There were 3.5 million Guinea worm cases in 1986. Today there are 25.
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When Getting Health Care Means Hiking Through A Leopard’s Hunting Ground

“The leopards eat fully grown adults ― one ate a man last week."
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