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WHO Recognises Niger As The First African Country To Eliminate Infectious Parasitic Disease Onchocerciasis
Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a ...
Niger first African state to eradicate river blindness: WHO
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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Niger becomes first African country to eliminate onchocerciasis
Niger's Minister of Public Health, Population and Social Affairs Garba Hakimi officially declared that the country is free of onchocerciasis. With this landmark achievement, Niger becomes the first ...
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ECOWAS: Niger, Mali, B’Faso exit may worsen Sahel insurgency, ex-envoys warn
Former diplomats on Thursday warned that the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West ...
Analysts consider ramifications of ECOWAS members’ exit
Junta-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso officially quit West African bloc after more than a year of diplomatic tensions ...
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WHO verifies Niger as 1st African country to eliminate transmission of parasite that causes blindness
Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness ...
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Niger becomes first African country to eradicate river blindness – WHO
Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of ...
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Exit of B/Faso, Mali, Niger from ECOWAS poses threat, says Tuggar
Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar yesterday gave insight to the consequences of the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali ...
A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa’s Sahel region, while on his way ...
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Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change?
Prior to Wednesday's shake-up, the bloc had 15 members, including states like Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Senegal.
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Niger is First African Country to Eliminate Blinding Onchocerciasis Disease - WHO
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 ...