The 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 ...

The First Lady of Niger State, Hajiya Fatima Umaru Bago, has called for increased awareness to combat the dangers of ...

Niger’s ruling military junta says that an ambush by a “group of criminals” killed at least 10 Nigerien soldiers near the ...

Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to cease operations and for its foreign staff to leave the ...

The military junta in Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to leave the country. The regime, which ...

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Visual impairment, blindness, and severe itching have become exceptionally rare. Niger is now the first country on the continent to eliminate the transmission of the disease, an incredible ...

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

The economic benefits of eliminating river blindness in Niger are estimated at $2.3 billion, with 17.8 billion additional ...

Niger has become the first country in Africa to be recognized by the World Health Organization for interrupting the transmission of onchocerciasis, or river blindness. The milestone marks a ...

[Courtesy] 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 ...