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REGION: Africa
TOPIC: Health
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SLIDE SHOW Posted: September 16, 2009   
Community Drug Distributors Target River Blindness FLASH VERSION
A group of community drug distributors in the Tanzanian village of Tangeni are helping to reduce the impact of onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness. The World Health Organization and other partners have set up these systems across Africa's rural regions.
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Tangeni, Located in the foothills of the Uluguru Mountains in southern Tanzania, Tangeni is a remote village where most inhabitants are subsistence farmers.
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Tangeni
Located in the foothills of the Uluguru Mountains in southern Tanzania, Tangeni is a remote village where most inhabitants are subsistence farmers.
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