The Carter Center and partners are working with Nigeria’s Ministry of Health to eliminate river blindness in nine of the country’s states, including Plateau,
Article, Business Daily, February 7, 2018. SUMMARY A 2016 study shows the country can save over Sh193bn by 2030 through elimination of trachoma, bilharzia,
Five years after the policy change from river blindness control to elimination, the Ministry of Health would like to announce the interruption of transmission
A slideshow highlighting a few of the thousands of volunteers trained as community-directed distributors for the River Blindness Elimination Program in Nigeria. Presentation. The
For the third time, the Uganda Ministry of Health declares elimination of river blindness transmission in parts of the country. Press release. Uganda Ministry
Lymphatic filiarias, or LF, has been eliminated as a public health problem in two states in Nigeria—Plateau and Nasarawa—thanks to a collaborative effort led
Question & Answer interview of Frank O. Richards, who directs the Carter Center’s river blindness, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, and malaria programs. Dr. Richards previously
Enjoy this news article covering how the world is benefiting from years of painstaking work, mainly of villagers and volunteers, to eliminate river blindness