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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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Health Commissioner Hails Success in Eliminating Onchocerciasis as Kwara Marks 2026 World NTD Day
02 Feb 2026 10:52 GMT
… helminths, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis.
"These diseases have plagued … Treatment with Ivermectin programme for onchocerciasis was launched in the … successfully interrupted the transmission of onchocerciasis in all 16 LGAs …
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Nigeria, UAE to waive tariffs on some products
02 Feb 2026 03:58 GMT
… listed the diseases to include onchocerciasis (river blindness), lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis), schistosomiasis (bilharziasis … in the fight against river blindness, noting that onchocerciasis endemicity in the state …
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Beyond the ‘silent killers’— South Sudan’s bold leap toward eliminating NTDs
01 Feb 2026 07:42 GMT
… Elephantiasis (Lymphatic Filariasis) to the “river blindness” of Onchocerciasis, these “silent killers” haunt …
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World NTDs Day: Benue Eliminate Blinding Trachoma In Three LGAs
31 Jan 2026 18:05 GMT
… for NTDs, such as: Onchocerciasis or River blindness, Lymphatic filariasis or Elephantiasis, … Reclassification of Benue State’s Onchocerciasis Endemicity
In Benue State, … step forward by reclassifying onchocerciasis endemicity from ongoing transmission …
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FG urged to prioritise neglected tropical diseases
31 Jan 2026 12:34 GMT
… said, include guinea worm disease, river blindness, leprosy, Buruli ulcer and hydrocele …
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Over 6m Benue residents at risk of tropical diseases - Govt Jan 31, 2026
31 Jan 2026 07:19 GMT
… Neglected Tropical Diseases such as Onchocerciasis or River blindness, Lymphatic filariasis or elephantiasis …
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Kenya steps up fight to eliminate four NTDs by 2030
30 Jan 2026 20:31 GMT
… for elimination include bilharzia (schistosomiasis), onchocerciasis (river blindness), and trachoma.
The progress was … should not eliminate bilharzia, elephantiasis, onchocerciasis, and trachoma in the next …
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Tanzania shows resilience in the fight to curb the threat of NTDs
30 Jan 2026 14:04 GMT
… : soil-transmitted Helminths, Lymphatic Filariasis, River Blindness, and Trachoma, with high prevalence …
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‘Biblical diseases’ could resurge in Africa, health officials fear
04 Feb 2026 00:02 GMT
… to eliminate onchocerciasis was cut off.
Onchocerciasis is one … Central African country, onchocerciasis isn’t complicated to … common and easily treated (onchocerciasis; lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis … but if the onchocerciasis program could be combined …