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The Gambia s hard work shows other countries can wipe out excruciating eye disease
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How The Gambia eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
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WHO validates Gambia for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
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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
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A couple of days ago, it was reported that health facilities in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea have been providing important eye treatments and conducting blindness prevention programs for citizens across the region. According to the reports from regional and national health authorities, the prevalence of trachoma within some parts of the country has either been significantly reduced or almost eliminated in recent years.
As with several other development-related announcements in the past several weeks, including those concerning dams, maternal health, child mortality, and the containment of desert locusts, the recent announcement about eye treatment and blindness prevention is extremely positive and encouraging. It also offers a timely and useful opportunity to take a deeper look at eye health, which is an important health and development issue.