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Govt declares West Nile, northern Uganda free of River Blindness
The health ministry declared the Nyagak-Bondi focus, which is made up of the districts of Arua, Madi-Okollo, Nebbi and Zombo, free of River Blindness transmission.
Health minister Jane Ruth Aceng said the co-operation of neighbouring countries (the DR Congo and South Sudan) continues to promote cross-border river blindness activities. File photo
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
The Government has declared that an estimated six million Ugandans are no longer at risk of onchocerciasis (commonly known as River Blindness) including about two million people living