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 ...

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

In 1963, the government launched the National Trachoma Control Programme that focused on surgical treatment; antibiotic distribution; facial cleanliness to promote hygiene and reduce transmission ...

Trachoma is listed by the World Health Organization ... About 3,600,000 people are in need of antibiotic treatment in Kenya and Tanzania as the prevalence is at six percent in the two nations ...

In 2023, according to WHO, 13,746 people received surgical treatment for advanced trachoma – known as trachomatous trichiasis – and 32.9 people were treated with antibiotics. Community-wide ...

Local champions and stakeholders advocate alongside health promoters for improved access to treatment and prevention services ...

Among the various steps taken by India over the time to combat trachoma include the launch of the National Trachoma Control ...

In 2023, according to WHO, 13,746 people received surgical treatment for advanced trachoma – known as trachomatous trichiasis – and 32.9 people were treated with antibiotics. Community-wide ...

This comprised of community-based interventions to eliminate trachoma including surgical treatment, topical antibiotic treatment, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) initiatives, along with ...

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 ...

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 ...