Voice of America: Thailand Rewards Nigerian Doctor for Work on River Blindness

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Thailand Rewards Nigerian Doctor for Work on River Blindness Jan 31st 2013, 14:19 A pioneering doctor in the fight against the river blindness disease in sub-Saharan Africa has received a prestigious award in Thailand - the Prince Mahidol Award for outstanding contributions in public health. Doctor Uche Amazigo says she is upbeat about efforts to combat the disease, despite political instability that has set back outreach efforts. The World Health Organization (WHO) says as many 18 million people, largely in Africa and Yemen, are infected by river blindness, a parasitic ... Media files: 0F25FB5F-9FDF-405E-9F7D-7B0E96B38023_cx0_cy11_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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