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Ghana certified as Guinea worm Free Country
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center have congratulated Ghana for eliminating Guinea worm (Dracunculus medinensis), a water-borne parasitic disease that causes...
Accelerating Global Progress Towards Eliminating Onchocerciasis
A new test will accelerate global progress toward eliminating onchocerciasis, a leading cause of preventable blindness in Africa. PATH, an international nonprofit health organization,...
Suriname Commended For Reviewing Laws On Gender
Latin America nations pledge more for protection of the displaced and stateless (file photo). Photo: UNHCR
25 July 2014 ? The United Nations refugee...
The Challenge Of Eliminating River Blindness
Source: CNN
James Waya, 67, lives in North Liwa Village, Uganda. Waya suffers from leopard skin, which affects many people with river blindness. Thanks...
