Nigeria’s expansive rivers, lagoons, and coastal areas have long shaped the cultural, economic, and social life of its people ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it ...

Geneva — The World Health Organization said Thursday that Niger met the criteria for the elimination of onchocerciasis, a cause of blindness, making it the fifth country globally and the first ...

Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Niamey, Jan 31 (IANS) Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dublin, Jan. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Niger Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report provides an executive-level overview ...