The Maasa are among Kenya’s pastoralist communities, particularly vulnerable to trachoma. The dusty environment they inhabit ...

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

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 ...

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.

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, ...

Trachoma remains the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, even though it is a preventable eye disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The disease spreads through flies or ...

Major international eye care and eyewear provider EssilorLuxottica has a clear vision for long-term development in China as the country growing purs ...

Trachoma, a highly contagious bacterial infection, has been a major cause of preventable blindness worldwide. The eye disease is caused by infection with the bacterium chlamydia trachomatis. The ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on October 21 that Vietnam has eliminated trachoma, a contagious, bacterial disease that may eventually lead to blindness.

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 ...

As per the World Health Organisation (WHO), trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a public health problem in 38 countries and is ...