The international program that has largely eliminated river blindness from West Africa announced yesterday that it will expand its efforts to cover the remaining parts of the continent where the ...
DECATUR, Ga., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis, ...
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NIGER: Country becomes first African state to eradicate river blindness
Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday. Niger is 'the fifth ...
The Reaching the Last Mile Fund (RLMF) will expand its elimination program for lymphatic filariasis (LF) and river blindness from 11 countries to 39 countries. His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed ...
AMES, Iowa – An Iowa State University graduate student has unearthed some promising results in her quest to identify plant extracts to combat a devastating parasitic disease in Cameroon and other ...
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Blindness rises in Jigawa amid shortage of ophthalmologists
According to official data, 81,797 cases of eye-related complications were recorded in 2024 alone, with cataracts identified as the primary driver of vision loss.The Jigawa State government has raised ...
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