“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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trachoma infections have impaired the vision of 1.9 million people globally. This month, Ghana announced it had eliminated the disease. Here’s how.

Trachoma was not always so little known. It was once an exclusion criterion at Ellis Island for those wishing to immigrate into the United States (see photo).The sadness caused by such exclusions ...

Trachoma infections have impaired the vision of 1.9 million people globally. This month, Ghana announced it had eliminated the disease. Here’s how.