Sudan: Northern Sudan Set to Eliminate River Blindness

River blindness may soon be a thing of the past in East Africa.

Scientists believe a long-term community drug treatment in Abu Hamed, Sudan has eradicated this parasitic disease, which causes severe skin problems and in some cases, total blindness.

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