By eliminating river blindness, Niger has created an estimated USD$2.3 billion in economic benefits. The country added more than 17.8 billion working hours as families with river blindness-infected ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized Niger as the first country in Africa and the fifth globally to eliminate onchocerciasis (river blindness), marking a historic milestone in ...

Today's announcement reflects decades of effort and persistence by the government and people of Niger to bring an end to river blindness, and is a tangible step towards a healthier future. The UAE is ...

Today’s announcement reflects decades of effort and persistence by the government and people of Niger to bring an end to river blindness, and is a tangible step towards a healthier future.

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria for onchocerciasis ... Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease and is the second ...

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is the second-leading cause of blindness in the world, the WHO said Thursday. Niger is “the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Niger for having met the criteria ... Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease and is the second leading ...

The Yakima River Basin is a prime example of integrating groundwater recharge projects to support current and future demand in a water scarce basin sensitive to changes in precipitation patterns.

After the last potato has been dug, the last lush hayfield swathed and baled, and the last kernel of grain harvested and stored in a granary, farming and ranching in the Klamath Drainage District ...

On Monday the Board of County Commissioners approved two grant applications that have local conservationists clapping. The county is applying for the Florida Department of Emergency ...

Otherwise referred to as drainage basins, the term watershed describes an area of land where water drains into a bigger body of water. Water collected by the Red River basin, for instance ...