Plateau’s 2.7% blindness rate above national average – Health commissioner

The Commissioner for Health in Plateau State, Dr Nicholas Baamlong, says the state has a blindness prevalence rate of 2.7 per cent, significantly higher than the national average of 0.7 per cent. Baamlong disclosed this on Thursday in Jos, the state capital, while addressing journalists to mark the 2025 World Glaucoma Day, with the theme,