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Ghana Prepares to celebrate WHOs NTDs Progress
Ghana would on Monday, April 17, join the rest of the world to mark the World Health Organization’s (WHO) second Global Partners Meeting on...
Morocco Marks End To Trachoma
Transmitted through contact with eye and nose discharge of infected people, particularly young children, it affects populations in 42 countries, and is responsible for...
Ethiopia: Carter Center partners Dubai Foundation to eliminate blinding Trachoma
The Carter Center and Noor Dubai Foundation have announced a new four-year partnership to accelerate efforts to eliminate blinding trachoma in Ethiopia by 2020....
Pig eyes for blind men and women in China
According to information from the World Health Organization (WHO), 285 million people are estimated to be visually impaired worldwide today.
With 39 million of them...
WHO asks countries to invest more to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries affected by the 17 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) to scale up their investment in tackling those...
