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).
Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO.
Hundreds of thousands of doses of moxidectin – which treats a disease caused by a parasitic worm – are being given to ...
THE World Health Organisation (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and ...
Niger is recognized as the fifth country in the world, the first in Africa, to have successfully halted the transmission of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. The other four countries that have reached ...
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Niger becomes the first African country to eliminate a major blindness-inducing infectionAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), which just sent its congratulations, Niger has gone down as the first African country to stop the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus, commonly known ...
Niger is recognised as the fifth country in the world, and the first in Africa, to have successfully halted the transmission of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. The other four countries that have ...
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WHO Recognises Niger As The First African Country To Eliminate Infectious Parasitic Disease OnchocerciasisThe World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised the efforts of Niger, a country in West Africa, in eliminating onchocerciasis-- also known as 'river blindness' -- a parasitic disease caused by a ...
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