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

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

Varicose veins are swollen, twisted veins usually in the legs, affecting 1 in 4 Indians with discomfort and pain.

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

In order to overcome this situation, the GHIT Fund has decided to invest approximately JPY 280 million (USD 2.0 million1) in a project led by US-based non-profit organization Drugs & Diagnostics for ...

Azithromycin is an antibiotic medicine which was originally developed to treat trachoma, an infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis that affects the eyes. Trachoma is the leading ...

Trachoma’s impact, through blindness and visual impairment, results in an estimated economic loss of $2.9 to 5.3 billion annually due to reduced productivity. Trachoma, a chronic infectious eye ...

You’ve probably given someone the silent treatment once or twice (or maybe even more than that). You know the drill — you and your partner get into a heated argument that ends with hurt feelings and ...

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Lien Huong (L, 2nd) receives a certificate of Vietnam’s elimination of trachoma from WHO. Photo: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) honored Vietnam ...

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 remains the world ...