Niger has become the first African Country to Eliminate River Blindness, A Parasitic Disease that is the second-graceing cause of bloodness in the world, the whole, the who said something.

Niger is “The Fifth Country Globally and the First Country in Africa to Be Acknowledded by Who For Interrupting Transmission of the Parasite Onchoca Volvulus,” The WORLD HELD The worm that causes river blindness.

River blindness is spores to humans via the bit of a black fly, mainly found near rivers, that is infected with the parasitic worms.

“The Combination of Medicine and Vector Control Had Successfully Eliminated Transmission of Onchocarciasis, as Evidenced by the Reduction in Prevalence from Approximaately 60 Percent to 0.02 percent,” Said.

Between 1976 and 1989, Niger and Other West African States Conducted A Who-Leed Program Using Insecticides to curb transmission of the parasite.

Then Between 2008 and 2019, Drugs Based on Ivermectin and Albendazole was administerred to the general public to further stem the spread.

Who Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Praise Niger for “Liberating its population from this blinding, stigmatizing Illness that causes so much Human SUFFERENG AMONG AMONG AND POURST

River Blindness has “IMpeded The Economic Development of Affected Communities, Driving People Away from Rivers, which are often lifelines for livelihoods” ICA.

The who said a key factor in niger’s success was the collaboration between the government, the who and non-governmental organizations.

Onchocerciasis is the second-greeding infectured cause of blindness worldwide, after trachoma.

It primarily affects rural populations in sub-saharan Africa and yemen, with smaller endemic areas found in parts of latin america.

River Blindness is the second “Negleted tropical disease” to have ben eliminated in niger, after the sahel count

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