A 171-mile road project in a landlocked country in Africa is set to improve transport connections and provide a much-needed ...
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Fire kill 3,445 people in Niger state, others, see detailsTanker explosions have claimed hundreds of lives between January 2010 and January 2025Investigations also show that dozens of ...
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WHO Recognises Niger As The First African Country To Eliminate Infectious Parasitic Disease OnchocerciasisNiger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...
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Niger becomes first African nation to eliminate river blindnessThe economic benefits of eliminating river blindness in Niger are estimated at $2.3 billion, with 17.8 billion additional ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...
In response, Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso announced their exit last January and accused ECOWAS of failing to safeguard ...
Mectizan has helped to control river blindness in Africa. Visual impairment, blindness, and severe itching have become exceptionally rare. Niger is now the first country on the continent to ...
Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness ...
With this landmark achievement, Niger becomes the first country in Africa to eradicate this disease, which had particularly impacted populations living near certain waterways, Xinhua news agency ...
Effective country-led efforts and partnerships Between 1976 and 1989, under the umbrella of the WHO Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa (OCP), Niger undertook vector control measures ...
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