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Bookmark or Share- Trachoma - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health OrganizationTrachoma can be eliminated as a public health problem. The SAFE strategy is the trachoma elimination strategy recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which includes interventions in S-surgery for TT management, A-antibiotics to treat infection, F-facial hygiene, and E-improved environmental conditions (improved access to water and ...
- Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in IndiaTrachoma is one of the leading causes of blindness globally. “India’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem is a testimony to the country’s commitment to alleviating the suffering that millions have faced from this debilitating disease,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
- Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO)Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is a public health problem in 38 countries and is responsible for the blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people. Blindness from trachoma is irreversible.
- Trachoma - World Health Organization (WHO)Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease, and the leading infectious cause of blindness. Disease results from ocular infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis , which is spread by direct contact with eye and nose discharges from infected individuals, by contact with fomites (inanimate objects that carry infectious agents) such as ...
- Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases - World Health Organization (WHO)Trachoma In areas where trachoma is endemic, active (inflammatory) trachoma is common among preschool-aged children, with prevalence rates which can be as high as 60-90%. Infection becomes less frequent and shorter in duration with increasing age.
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