“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 ...

The World Health Organisation has validated Senegal as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem.The WHO, which disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, noted that the validation makes ...

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.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced that Burundi has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a major milestone in the country's fight against neglected ...

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

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

Nine countries eliminated a disease in 2024. Here's how Pakistan pulled it off — fulfilling a young boy's dream of eliminating blindness caused by bacterial infections.

In communities endemic for trachoma, the ocular Chlamydia infection becomes a chronic disease, with repeated episodes of conjunctival infection and active inflammation in the preschool age children.

RTI International congratulates Vietnam in eliminating trachoma – a painful disease impacting the lives of millions of people around the world Trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness ...

All about trachoma, cause of blindness (Freepik) India has been felicitated to have successfully eliminated trachoma, a major cause of blindness, as public health concern.