Under the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Program, the Filariasis Eradication Campaign was officially launched in East Singhbhum by Deputy Commissioner Ananya Mittal and ADM (Law & Order) Aniket ...
JP Nadda said, "We have re-affirmed our resolve to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) which is caused by Culex mosquito. LF is also known as elephantiasis. We have reached very close to eliminating ...
Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, and the fifth worldwide, according to World Health Organisation (WHO).