All Eyes on Remote Uganda
At the River Kayo, Ugandan Ministry of Health and Carter Center staff are carefully monitoring the black flies that breed in its waters for evidence of the parasite that causes onchocerciasis.
Onchocerciasis
Niger Makes History: First African Nation to Eliminate River Blindness
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, led by Dr. Paulin Basinga, celebrates Niger’s watershed achievement in public health as Dr. Salissou Adamou’s decades-long efforts prove that neglected tropical diseases can be defeated with persistence and partnership.
Overcoming the Odds: Venezuela’s Onchocerciasis Elimination Program
Despite Venezuela’s ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis, the country’s onchocerciasis (river blindness) elimination program continues working effectively in the Amazon rainforest.
The Global Onchocerciasis Network for Elimination (GONE): working together to see onchocerciasis GONE
More than 150 onchocerciasis (river blindness) partners gathered on 1 and 2 November 2023 in Mbour, Senegal, for the first meeting of the new Global Onchocerciasis Elimination Network (GONE) to strengthen collaboration.