Niger just announced its elimination of river blindness. In 1976, the disease had a prevalence rate in the country of 60%.

The demarcation of the Federal Capital Territory boundary in the First Schedule of the FCT Act, No. 6 of 1976 started with a reference point, 7 E Longitude and 9 15 N Latitude at the Village called ...

River blindness is spread to humans via the ... 60 percent to 0.02 percent," the UN health agency said. Between 1976 and 1989, Niger and other west African states conducted a WHO-led program ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO.

River blindness is spread to humans via the ... percent to 0.02 percent,” the UN health agency said. Between 1976 and 1989, Niger and other west African states conducted a WHO-led programme ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide.

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness ... Between 1976 and 1989, under the umbrella of the WHO Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa, Niger undertook control measures ...

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 ...

While there are many valuable opportunities in public health, NTD programmes are an unmatched opportunity. In Niger alone, eliminating river blindness is estimated to have added US $2.3 billion to the ...

“The operations were conducted across the Niger Delta from 3rd and 9th February, 2025. In clearance operations conducted by troops, along the Imo River, 6 illegal refining sites were ...