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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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20 Mar 2023
A call to action: Why ICTC is bringing the trachoma community together to advance facial cleanliness and environmental improvement
A woman receives Zithromax during a trachoma treatment campaign in Mozambique. Photo credit: RTI International/Damien Schumann
07 Mar 2023
Gender equity in the global trachoma program: understanding intersectionality to achieve vision for all
09 Dec 2022
Why achieving health equity for people with disabilities is essential to realize human rights and universal health coverage
18 Nov 2022
Innovative solutions for environmental improvement and the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem
Giselle Moss
A mother administers POS to her child in Mungwi district, Zambia. Photo credit: Sumon Ray/International Trachoma Initiative
12 Oct 2022
World Sight Day 2022: Celebrating the public/private partnership that has accelerated progress to #endtrachoma
20 Jun 2022
World Refugee Day: Sudan increases efforts to deliver trachoma interventions to refugees

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