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The Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia have officially eliminated trachoma, the world's leading infectious cause of blindness, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced. It is the first time a WHO Western Pacific Region country has been validated for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem and follows strong progress in a global effort to eliminate the disease by the year 2020, which has seen Mexico, Morocco and Oman all receive elimination status. Trachoma is a n
19 Sep 2017
Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic officially eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
12 Jul 2017
Record-breaking numbers of surgeries and drug distributions result in trachoma decline
G20 leaders commit to combating international health challenges
11 Jul 2017
G20 leaders commit to combating international health challenges
30 Jun 2017
Dr Margaret Chan ends term as WHO Director General
28 Jun 2017
Global coalition calls for urgent action by the G20 to address growing international health challenges
Celebrating success on the road to national trachoma elimination in Uganda
08 Jun 2017
Celebrating success on the road to national trachoma elimination in Uganda

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Blogs

Professor Hugh Taylor
08 Oct 2015
Keeping up the pressure on trachoma - a perspective from Australia
Professor Hugh Taylor and Emma Stanford
Lisa Rotondo, Chair of the Neglected Tropical Disease NGDO Network (NNN) and ENVISION Project Director at RTI International
04 Sep 2015
How will the new groundbreaking WHO strategy help the world's poorest billion?
Lisa Rotondo
Virginia Sarah, ICTC Chair
03 Sep 2015
Water and NTDs - how can we actually come together to be successful?
Virginia Sarah
Sharone Backers, RTI Resident Program Advisor, Mozambique
27 Jul 2015
Joining forces to deliver trichiasis surgery in Mozambique
Sharone Backers
Virginia Sarah, ICTC Chair
08 Jul 2015
Reflections on the third progress report on the London Declaration
Virginia Sarah

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