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Niger becomes first African nation to eliminate river blindness
The economic benefits of eliminating river blindness in Niger are estimated at $2.3 billion, with 17.8 billion additional ...
Niger’s historic triumph over river blindness is a beacon of hope for Africa
In a small village in Niger’s Tahoua region, an 80-year-old man sits in the shade, his eyes clouded by irreversible blindness ...
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WHO Recognises Niger As The First African Country To Eliminate Infectious Parasitic Disease Onchocerciasis
Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...
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Theyab bin Mohamed congratulates Niger on becoming first country in Africa to eliminate river blindness
H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen ...
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WHO verifies Niger as 1st African country to eliminate transmission of parasite that causes blindness
Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness ...
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...
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Niger becomes first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...
ECOWAS pledges to ‘keep door open’ after 3 coup-hit West African nations exit regional bloc
The three junta-led West African nations withdrawal is the culmination of a yearlong process during which the grouping tried ...
Niger first African state to eradicate river blindness: WHO
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 becomes the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate the transmission of onchocerciasis
On 30 January 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Niger has been verified for eliminating the transmission of onchocerciasis, commonly ...
West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force ...
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Niger is First African Country to Eliminate Blinding Onchocerciasis Disease - WHO
Between 1976 and 1989, under the umbrella of the WHO Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa, Niger undertook control measures by spraying insecticides that significantly decreased levels ...