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Snapshots from Uganda

Photographer Andrea Peterson visited Uganda last year to spend time with USAID’s NTD Control Program and graciously donated her photographs.

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A Ugandan woman shows her swollen enlarged feet. She suffers from lymphatic filariasis. (click here to see more) A woman suffering from lymphatic filariasis. The psychological and social stigma associated with the disease is significant and can adversely affect productivity and quality of life. (click here to see more) A Ugandan man suffering from onchocerciasis shows the inflammation and dipigmentation the condition is causing on his back. (click here to see more) A health worker in Uganda displays black flies as part of his ongoing research on onchocerciasis. (click here to see more)
A man with onchocerciasis shows ones of his legs, which has become thickened from the disease. (click here to see more) Another man with onchocerciasis shows the skin on his legs, which has lost some of its pigment, a condition referred to as 'leopard skin.' (click here to see more) A health worker in Uganda examines a community member with trachoma. Trachoma can ultimately lead to irreversible blindness. (click here to see more) A young boy in Uganda with schistosomiasis, a disease that seriously weakens its victims and, in some cases, impairs the function of organs such as the spleen and kidneys. (click here to see more)
Local workers deliver Zithromax donated by Pfizer to the NTD Control Program in Uganda. (click here to see more) Community members benefiting from USAID’s support for NTD control in Uganda. (click here to see more) A family who is benefiting from USAID's support for NTD control in Uganda. (click here to see more) A little girl who benefits from USAID's support for NTD control in Uganda. (click here to see more)
A family in Uganda that benefits from USAID's support of NTD control. (click here to see more) More community members who benefit from USAID's support of NTD control programs in Uganda. (click here to see more) A young Ugandan beneficiary of USAID's NTD Control Project. (click here to see more) A family in Uganda who benefit from USAID's support for NTD control. (click here to see more)
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