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World Service,07 Jan 2000,23 mins

How River Blindness Has Devastated Ghana

Health Matters

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Report on the legacy of the disease River Blindness in Ghana. Large numbers of Africans have lost their livelihood after losing their sight to the disease which is caused by a parasite. The programme visits bush regions where farmland has been left to ruin because of the disease.

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