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World Service,25 Jan 1995,13 mins

Ridding the World Of River Blindness

Health Matters

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Focus on African private medical programmes and plans to eradicate river blindness. A report on how the World Health Organisation intends to rid Africa of a blindness epidemic, which is caused by a worm spread by flies. Also in the programme how a private medical insurance scheme is helping some African countries cover health costs.

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