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Onchocerciasis Control Program (River Blindness)
| Financing Type | Grants |
| Category | Technical Assistance |
| Focus Area | Health |
| Approved | 25.06.1979 |
| Signed | 25.06.1979 |
| Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund for International Development |
| Organization | WHO |
| OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 2.00 |
The grant was a contribution to the 1980-1985 budget of the program, which helped to control the spread of river blindness over an area of 700,000 sq. km in the Volta River Basin in West Africa. The disease is a major obstacle to economic development in the region.