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Foundation distributes 6,000 free eyeglasses in Niger State
16 Oct 2025 02:42 GMT
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“We observed many cases of river blindness, cataract, and severe eye allergies …
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Owo Council deploys drones to combat river blindness
29 Aug 2025 18:34 GMT
… to tackle the spread of river blindness in Owo and Ose councils … , and precise alternative for tackling river blindness, with more effective and tailored …
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Oluwadamilare Dauda Wins Prestigious French Science Award for Research on River Blindness
06 Aug 2025 10:06 GMT
… on the blackfly transmission of river blindness (onchocerciasis) in South-West Nigeria.
The …
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Nigerian PhD scholar wins French science award for research on river blindness
06 Aug 2025 04:04 GMT
… research on blackfly transmission of river blindness.
In a post via X … research on blackfly transmission of onchocerciasis in SW Nigeria contributes to …
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Ashanti Region: GHS embarks on immunisation against Onchocerciasis and Schistosomiasis
09 Sep 2025 14:42 GMT
… immunisation exercise against Onchocerciasis and Schistosomiasis in …
Districts benefiting from the Onchocerciasis immunisation include Atwima Mponua … Schistosomiasis alongside Onchocerciasis treatment.
Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is …
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Lakes State begins River blindness, Elephantiasis vaccination campaign
19 Jul 2025 14:49 GMT
… eliminating three debilitating parasitic diseases; onchocerciasis (river blindness), lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), and bilharzia … of all three different diseases; onchocerciasis, elephantiasis and bilharzia which necessitate …
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Lakes State launches mass vaccination campaign for river blindness
19 Jul 2025 10:03 GMT
The campaign to treat Onchocerciasis (or river blindness), an eye and skin disease … -door campaign for Onchocerciasis (river blindness).
The campaign to treat Onchocerciasis (or river blindness), an eye …
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Lakes State launches drive to vaccinate over 1 million against river blindness, elephantiasis
18 Jul 2025 15:04 GMT
… tropical diseases like onchocerciasis (also known as river blindness) and lymphatic … counties, giving out medicine for river blindness and elephantiasis,” said Taban. … “They will receive drugs for river blindness, elephantiasis, and bilharzia.”
Taban …
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NIMR upbeat on ending river blindness in endemic states
03 Jul 2025 14:56 GMT
… is inching closer to eliminating river blindness as transmission has been … drug administration using ivermectin.
River blindness is transmitted through the bites … river blindness. He noted that while science has clearly established that onchocerciasis …
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AI-Driven Breakthrough In River Blindness Treatment
20 Jun 2025 12:08 GMT
… River Blindness: Machine Learning and Molecular Docking for Drug Repurposing Against Onchocerciasis”.
Understanding River Blindness
River Blindness … properties and potential efficacy against River Blindness.
Current Stage and Future Directions …