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Enjoy this article on the billionth treatment for river blindness and lymphatic filariasis provided by Sightsavers and partners.

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

Photo presentation on the work to eliminate river blindness in Nigeria. The Carter Center, 2017.

For the third time, the Uganda Ministry of Health declares elimination of river blindness transmission in parts of the country. Press release. Uganda Ministry

Please enjoy this article and photo essay published in The Guardian commemorating Sightsavers’ billionth treatment with Mectizan® for river blindness.

Merck announces an expansion of the MECTIZAN® Donation Program (MDP) to reach up to an additional 100 million people per year through 2025 as

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan launches “Reaching the Last Mile Fund” to raise $100 million. Press Release, The End Fund, November

An article on Nigeria’s fight to eliminate one of the most debilitating NTDs in the world. Vanguard Media Limited, November 28, 2017.

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 article on a $100 million fund launched by Abu Dhabi’s crown prince and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to eliminate river

Enjoy this news article covering how the world is benefiting from years of painstaking work, mainly of villagers and volunteers, to eliminate river blindness