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 country in Africa acknowledged by WHO for interrupting transmission of the parasitic disease.

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Niger is First African Country to Eliminate Blinding Onchocerciasis Disease

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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.

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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 country in Africa acknowledged by WHO for interrupting transmission of the parasitic disease. “Eliminating a disease is a significant achievement that requires tireless dedication,” […]

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Last Updated on January 31, 2025 by Niamey, Jan 31 (IANS) Niger’s Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared at a ceremony that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger becomes the first country in Africa to eradicate this disease, which had particularly impacted populations living […] The post Niger becomes first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis appear…

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The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis elimination, making it the fifth country globally and the first country in Africa to be acknowledged by WHO for interrupting transmission of the parasite Onchocerca volvulus.

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Niger became the first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis, or river blindness. It is a parasitic disease that is the second most common cause of blindness in the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, writes AFP. Niger is “the fifth country in the world and the first country in Africa where transmission of the onchocerca volvulus parasite has been prevented,” the WHO said, referring to the worm that causes the dise…

Niger sa stal prvou africkou krajinou, ktorá eliminovala ochorenie onchocercióza, teda tzv. riečna slepota. Ide o parazitárne ochorenie, ktoré je druhou najčastejšou príčinou slepoty vo svete, uviedla vo štvrtok Svetová zdravotnícka organizácia (WHO), píše agentúra  AFP. Niger je "piatou krajinou na svete a prvou krajinou v Afrike, kde sa podľa WHO zamedzilo prenosu parazita onchocerca volvulus," uviedla WHO s odkazom na červa, ktorý ochorenie s…

Niger je prvou krajinou v Afrike, ktorá sa zbavila riečnej slepoty

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Niamey, Jan 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared at a ceremony that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger becomes the first country in Africa to eradicate this disease, which had particularly impacted populations living near certain waterways, Xinhua news agency reported. On Thursday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) congrat…

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Niger Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared at a ceremony on Thursday that the country is free of .....

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Niamey, Jan 31 (IANS) Niger’s Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared at a ceremony that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger becomes the first country in Africa to eradicate this disease, which had particularly impacted populations living near certain waterways, Xinhua news agency reported. […]

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Geneva, 30 Jan (Latin Press) The World Health Organization (WHO) today confirmed Niger as the first country in Africa to eliminate onchocercosis, the second infectious cause of blindness in the world, after trachoma. The post Niger, the first country in the African region to eliminate onchocercosis first appeared on News Prensa Latina.

Ginebra, 30 ene (Prensa Latina) La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) confirmó hoy a Níger como el primer país de África en eliminar la oncocercosis, segunda causa infecciosa de ceguera en el mundo, después del tracoma. The post Níger, primer país de la región africana en eliminar la oncocercosis first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.

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