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.

How Experts Fight A Disease When They Don’t Know Whom It’s Killing

Melioidosis is thought to infect 160,000 people every year. Half of them don’t survive.
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Inside A Modern-Day Plague Outbreak

Controlling the epidemic in Madagascar means addressing the stigma around the disease.
By Edward Carver, On Assignment For HuffPost

WATCH: The Battle Against Sleeping Sickness

HuffPost traveled to Congo to document efforts to fight this deadly disease.
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WATCH: What Life Is Like When A Parasite Destroys Your Sight

HuffPost traveled to Nigeria and Congo to document the fight against this preventable disease.
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WATCH: What Life Is Like With The Disfiguring Disease Elephantiasis

HuffPost traveled to Nigeria to document efforts to fight this illness.
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Nigerian Women With This Disfiguring Disease Face Pain And Isolation

"My husband is not happy about this whole thing."
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'Out Of Sight': 360-Degree Film Series On Diseases The World Ignores

HuffPost traveled to Nigeria and Congo to film the devastating toll that three illnesses take on local people, and what’s being done to help.
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Victims Of This Disfiguring Disease 'Feel So Much Pain And Shame'

Nearly half the population of Congo is at risk for elephantiasis, which can produce hugely swollen body parts.
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'They Don't Care About Black People Dying In The Bush'

A disease detective calls out the world's apathy toward forgotten illnesses.
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A Deadly Disease Threatens To Regain Ground Deep In The African Jungle

Congo’s doctors are fighting sleeping sickness with scarce resources and too little support.
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