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 ...
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.
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Niger First in Africa to Eradicate River Blindness
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...
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Niger becomes first African country 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 ...
Niger Becomes First African Country To Eliminate Onchocerciasis
Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared at a ceremony that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger ...
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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 ...
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Thoughts of G4 on Asupa
By Ekanpou Enewaridideke Two prominent politicians fled Ayakoromo on the 25th of January 2025. Rather rigorously there were feeble attempts to deny and cover up this flight by some vested interests ...
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Nigeria’s new coastal highway runs over communities & biodiversity hotspots
On Apr. 30, 2024, as the sun rose over Lagos, bulldozers rolled in to the Oniru waterfront, a popular leisure hub, where they ...