ast month, Pakistan eliminated the eye disease trachoma as a public health problem. This achievement means around 3.7 million ...

BEIJING - Major international eye care and eyewear provider, EssilorLuxottica, has a clear vision for long-term development ...

An estimated 1.9 million people have partly or fully lost their sight to trachoma, according to the WHO. Caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, the disease spreads through contact with eye, ...

The World Health Organization has recommended repeat mass drug administration as part of their global initiative to eliminate blinding trachoma by the year 2020. The efficacy of repeat treatment ...

Trachoma is a bacterial infection affecting ... Caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, the disease spreads through contact with eye, nose, or throat secretions, typically in areas with ...

Earlier this month, India became the third country in the Southeast Asian region, to successfully eliminate trachoma, an eye disease caused by a bacterial infection, as a public health problem.

The Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (TIO), in partnership with The Fred Hollows Foundation, has officially inaugurated ...

The Iris Optometric Practice, a private eye-care centre, has offered free eye screening for students of Independence ... The ...

On October 12, 2024, an incident at Trichy Airport involving an aircraft malfunction kept the aircraft circling in the skies for hours. The pilots’ efforts to safely land the plane, preventing ...

GHIT Fund announces approx. USD 4.0 mn investment in four projects to develop new diagnostics and drugs for NTDs and malaria: Tokyo, Japan Friday, November 8, 2024, 09:00 Hrs [IST ...

The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund announced today a total investment of approximately JPY 578 million (USD 4.0 million1) in four projects for the development of new diagnostics and ...