Nigeria: Country Still Plagued By Guinea Worm - Minister

28 March 2008

Lagos — After 20 years of establishing the Nigeria Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (NIGEP), the disease is yet to be eradicated, the acting Minister of Health, Dr Hassan Lawal, said yesterday in Abuja.

Speaking at a news conference to mark the 2008 National Guinea Worm Day, Lawal attributed the development to lack of potable water in the rural areas.

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