River Blindness - Tanzania

November 2009
It is the worlds second leading cause of preventable blindness, and yet its eating its way through the people of Africa. River blindness, or oncherciasis, affects more than 3 million people in Tanzania alone.
African rivers are a source of life, but worryingly, they are also a source of disease. Black flies that infect the river carry parasitic worms, which form nodules under the skin before reproducing millions of offspring, causing catastrophic results for its victims. "In this particular village, the only source of water is this river. Says Dr Kabuka They need water, for washing themselves and for washing their clothes." The World Health Organisation is now relying on community-based programs to help the people in the river villages of Tanzania.

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[SerJahPhoto]

@tacticaloperator12 and you are one of those that believe that billions years ago there was nothing, and then it (nothing) blowed up. Then dust were formed (out of nothing), then rocks, then bacteria... And after billions years, it evolved to humans.

How it's not superstition?

[tacticaloperator12]

@SerJahPhoto Oh you're superstitious... you probably believe the earth was created 6000 years ago and diseases like this are adam and eve's fault.

[SerJahPhoto]

@tacticaloperator12 do you know what spell or curse is, Dr. Smart?

[tacticaloperator12]

@SerJahPhoto You are lost. Did you watch the video? It's caused by a parasitic disease. Religion has nothing to do with it.

[SerJahPhoto]

Start from the root of the problem - occultism. Bring some missionaries, kill all the witches and shamans and you'll see the difference.

[lightonphiri]

2 years later, one can only hope that the situation has since improved.

[OrganicMK]

Reputation? This is about human lives which is the most important.

[OOHZnaP]

@florinu123 Even better.. I live in USA!

[fatboyrally02]

Why won't the WHO get their doctors working with the local shamans or "witch doctors" to help spread positive information about the medication? This has been done in Swaziland with infant diarrheal diseases producing positive results. Better to work with the local healers, than force an alien culture onto people who already are wary of past westerners that have come with agenda's other than health. Recognize the benefits of working together, even if who your working with may seem primitive to us

[florinu123]

all i can say: THANK GOD I LIVE IN EUROPE.