Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

It has also impeded the economic development of affected communities, driving people away from rivers, which are often lifelines for livelihoods," says Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for ...

The economic benefits of eliminating river blindness in Niger are estimated at $2.3 billion, with 17.8 billion additional ...

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide, after trachoma, according to UN agency - Anadolu Ajansı ...

H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Erth Zayed Philanthropies ...

The country’s elimination marks a milestone in Africa’s fight to control and end the disease, the second-leading infectious ...

Programmes to eliminate neglected tropical diseases, like river blindness and trachoma (pictured), do more than just restore health - Simon Townsley ...

Niger is the first African country and fifth in the world to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as 'river blindness', a parasitic disease causing blindness and suffering, as recognised by the World ...

In a small village in Niger’s Tahoua region, an 80-year-old man sits in the shade, his eyes clouded by irreversible blindness ...