River blindness elimination reaches a new region

Screening and treatment helped reduce sleeping sickness in affected communities.

The WHO finding concerns the gambiense form and a public health threshold.

WHO recognized Guinea’s sustained national effort and local participation.

WHO confirmed elimination of onchocerciasis transmission in Niger.

Long-term treatment and surveillance helped stop transmission of river blindness.

The WHO finding concerns transmission of onchocerciasis, not the end of all neglected diseases.

Mission 2027 set out a national strategy to expand HPV vaccination, screening and treatment.

The plan targeted vaccination for girls and screening for adult women.

Rwanda’s strategy included timely care for women with precancer or cancer.

The ministry announced its goal of eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem by 2027.