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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.

Niger is the first country in Africa to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, WHO announced. Image: Adobe Stock “Onchocerciasis has long caused immense human suffering ...

driving people away from rivers, which are often lifelines for livelihoods," says Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. "Niger's success ends this burden for its people.

driving people away from rivers, which are often lifelines for livelihoods”, added Matshidiso Moeti, the agency’s director for Africa. The WHO said a key factor in Niger’s success was the ...