Spread the wordAs part of activities to mark the World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day, Sightsavers has said that Nigeria can celebrate the huge progress it is making in eliminating disabling and life-threatening conditions. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 110 million people in Nigeria remain at risk of LF. In a press release issued by Communications Associate for Sightsavers Nigeria, Joy Tarbo, the international non-governmental organisation, Sightsavers Nigeria says it is supporting the Ministry of Health to eliminate LF, with funding from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Sightsavers Nigeria revealed that since the programme began in 2024, 96 surgeons have been trained and 3,343 men have had the life-changing operation. “Unlike most hydrocele operations, which take between 30-45 minutes, the highly trained surgeons worked carefully for over three hours to clean, repair and restore the life-threatening damage.