Bodadiougou village, Banfora, Cascades Region, Burkina Faso, 4th December 2016; Distribution of Ivermectin to Godima Siri with Community Distributor Soungalo Siri (sitting). This is part of the programme to prevent River Blindness in the region.

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River blindness, or onchocerciasis, is a parasitic infection spread by flies that live near fast-flowing rivers. It causes severe skin irritation, itching and, eventually, irreversible blindness.

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Location: Cascades Region, Burkina Faso
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