This man being led through a village in Upper Volta is blind as a result of river blindness - onchocerciasis - and nearly 60 per cent of the people in his village suffer from this disease

This man being led through a village in Upper Volta is blind as a result of river blindness - onchocerciasis - and nearly 60 per cent of the people in his village suffer from this disease

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Witlin, R, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Child
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
A blind man holding one end of a stick is being led through a village by a young boy holding the other end of the stick; village huts are in the background. Verso: WHO/17085. AFRO. Onchocerciasis. SM 2.3-1976.
Copyright:
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Copyright Holder:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437195 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013884
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437195