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Abia free of river blindness disease – FMH
04 Jun 2025 08:53 GMT
… declared Abia state free of river blindness. With the clear slate, Abia …
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Work on ‘neglected’ diseases affecting millions honoured with OBE
16 Jun 2025 12:24 GMT
… tropical diseases: trachoma, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis (river blindness), schistosomiasis (snail fever/ bilharzia …
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Ghana’s Prof. Alexander Debrah wins €50K EDCTP Dr. Pascoal Mocumbi Prize for global health contributions
15 Jun 2025 23:04 GMT
… such as lymphatic filariasis and river blindness. His early research helped identify …
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What Former Nigerian Leaders Are Doing In Retirement
15 Jun 2025 05:22 GMT
… neglected tropical diseases such as river blindness and lymphatic filariasis in Plateau …
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ZSI study on blackflies offers hope for river blindness control
04 Apr 2025 18:18 GMT
… carriers of a worm causing river blindness.
| Photo Credit: SPECIAL … problems and potential blindness.
River blindness follows trachoma as the leading … Health Organisation (WHO) considers river blindness or onchocerciasis among the most neglected …
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Garbabi: Home of River Blindness
04 Apr 2025 15:16 GMT
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ZSI study uses DNA barcoding to address N Bengal river blindness threat
04 Apr 2025 14:51 GMT
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Abu Dhabi institute to help eradicate river blindness from the Americas
26 Mar 2025 11:06 GMT
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Partners hail elimination of river blindness in Niger Republic
21 Feb 2025 03:28 GMT
… officially eliminated the transmission of river blindness, making it the first African … Organisation (WHO).
By eliminating river blindness, Niger has not only improved … elimination.
The National Coordinator for Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis at Niger …
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Niger becomes the first African country to eliminate river blindness
10 Feb 2025 11:12 GMT
… eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth … Additionally, young girls treated for river blindness are likely to achieve higher … resources but, for decades, river blindness prevented its people from being …