Niger has successfully achieved the milestone of being free from onchocerciasis.

Daily Current Affairs / Niger has successfully achieved the milestone of being free from onchocerciasis.

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: February 03 2025

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Niger was declared the first country in Africa by the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 30, 2025, to have eliminated onchocerciasis (river blindness) as a public health threat.
This achievement for Niger is the result of efforts that began in 1976, which included the distribution of ivermectin and community treatment programs.