"I congratulate the government and people of Burundi and commend them for their hard work and dedication. The elimination of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced that Burundi has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Burundi as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it ...

The World Health Organisation has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. The WHO, which ...

“I commend Senegal for freeing its population from this disease”, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general.“This milestone is yet another sign of the remarkable progress being made ...

Trachoma, a bacterial eye infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, remains the leading infectious cause of blindness ...

Senegal has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the 25th country in the world—and the ninth in Africa to do so, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).Trachoma is a ...

Trachoma, a bacterial eye infection that can lead to blindness if untreated, has plagued Senegalese communities for over a century.

Trachoma was a significant public health concern in India during the 1950s and 1960s, affecting over 50 per cent of the populations in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, ...

Trachoma control programs under the donation program offer mass treatment to communities once per year, and data from Tanzania on speed of re-emergent infection and spread across households ...

Trachoma, a leading cause of infectious blindness, is a chlamydial infection that happens due to lack of hygiene and unclean water supply and can spread by contact with the eye, nose or throat ...

Trachoma, a bacterial eye infection, has been eliminated as a public health emergency in India, according to WHO. The achievement, recognized at a regional committee meeting, marks a significant ...