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UAE leads global effort to end river blindness in Ghana
04 Feb 2026 12:28 GMT
… decade.
Impact of the disease
River blindness is caused by parasitic worms …
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MBRGI launches drive to eradicate river blindness in Ghana by 2030 – ARN News Centre
04 Feb 2026 11:29 GMT
… a major drive to eradicate river blindness in Ghana by 2030.
The … end of the decade.
River blindness, medically known as onchocerciasis, is a disease …
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PHUMAPHI: Africa’s long game against neglected tropical diseases
08 Feb 2026 09:40 GMT
… lymphatic filariasis), bilharzia (schistosomiasis), river blindness
(onchocerciasis), trachoma and soil-transmitted helminths … validated as free of river
blindness, and Chad has … infections like bilharzia and river blindness
into communities that were …
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Why world neglected tropical diseases day matters more than ever!
08 Feb 2026 05:43 GMT
… conditions such as lymphatic filariasis, river blindness, schistosomiasis and leprosy. While diverse …
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Sault couple builds on legacy of furniture business
07 Feb 2026 16:43 GMT
… said.
“We go to Garden River, Blind River and we’ve gone …
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Daily briefing: Tumours use neurons as hotline to the brain
06 Feb 2026 13:05 GMT
… kills the parasites that cause onchocerciasis, or ‘river blindness’. The annual effort had … Donald Trump. Without foreign support, onchocerciasis, once on the cusp of …
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NTD reforms empower councils to deliver health services
05 Feb 2026 17:20 GMT
… : soil-transmitted Helminths, Lymphatic Filariasis, River Blindness, and Trachoma, with high prevalence …
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Devex CheckUp: WHO’s next leader might need to be a unicorn
05 Feb 2026 14:48 GMT
… reading
The bid to end river blindness and other neglected tropical diseases …
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Officials issue urgent warning as millions face resurgence of 'biblical' infections, parasites: 'These are the neglected diseases'
05 Feb 2026 02:29 GMT
… .
What's happening?
Onchocerciasis, or "river blindness," is a … Times observed, neglected diseases like river blindness are often called "biblical … all adverse impacts were fatal.
River blindness requires 10 to 15 years …
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Preventable, deadly: Broken health systems leave snakebite victims to die
05 Feb 2026 03:05 GMT
… like leprosy, dengue, rabies and river blindness, affecting marginalised communities in tropical …