India has been felicitated to have successfully eliminated trachoma, a major cause of blindness, as public health concern. India joins Nepal and Myanmar in the WHO South-East Asia Region and 19 other ...

Imagine waking up to a world without colours, the vibrant hues of a sunset or the vivid beauty of a blooming flower. This heart-wrenching reality is faced by millions around the world affected by ...

Trachoma is an infection of the eyes by Chlamydia trachomatis and is the leading cause of preventable blindness. Although the control over trachoma is very well in developed nations, in overcrowded ...

Strong public health and community support has helped India to be free from trachoma -- a highly contagious bacterial infection that has been a major cause of preventable blindness worldwide, said the ...

In the latest episode of Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India has been declared Trachoma-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO). He also spoke in lengths about International ...

Trachoma, once a major cause of blindness in India during the late 1950s, has been officially eliminated as a public health concern in the country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

If trachoma is not treated in time it grows into a more serious disease, which the doctors call pammus. The follicles disappear, the membrane shrinks, the cornea is covered with a hazy film, blood ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday (11th of July) announced that Burundi had effectively eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. With this development, the East-African country ...