Nigeria: Can Benin and Nigeria Turn Fragile River Blindness Gains Into Irreversible Elimination?

[Nigeria Health Watch] In Grand-Popo, where rivers cut across landscapes without regard for immigration posts, leaders from Benin and Nigeria gathered around a shared truth: Vectors do not recognise borders. Elimination efforts cannot either. Convened by the West African Health Organization (WAHO), the 2026 Benin-Nigeria Cross-Border Meeting on Onchocerciasis was more than a technical convening. It was a strategic reckoning -- a moment to confront fragile gains, structural gaps, and the financing realities that will determine Source