WHO validates Gambia for eliminating trachoma as public health problem
Gambia’s success in eliminating trachoma is largely attributed to strong collaboration with partner organizations to implement WHO’s SAFE strategy.WHO | Banjul | Updated: 21-04-2021 11:24 IST | Created: 21-04-2021 11:24 IST
At the heart of the efforts against trachoma are Gambian community volunteers who have played a crucial role in mobilizing communities and promoting behaviour change. Image Credit: Twitter(@WHO)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Gambia for having to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, making it the second country in WHO s African Region to achieve this milestone.
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WHO validates Gambia for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Gambia for having eliminating trachoma as a public health problem, making it the second country in WHO’s African Region to achieve this milestone.
“This is a great step towards the 2030 goals set by the recently launched 2021–2030 road map for neglected tropical diseases” said Dr Ren Minghui, WHO Assistant Director-General Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases. “So far this year, Gambia has become the second country, after Côte d’Ivoire, to eliminate a neglected tropical disease.”
Gambia’s success in eliminating trachoma is largely attributed to strong collaboration with partner organizations to implement WHO’s SAFE strategy