Trachoma, a chronic conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. In recognition of this public health problem, the World Health Assembly ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) this month certified that India has eliminated trachoma, an infectious disease that can ...

Trachoma, once a major cause of blindness in India during the late 1950s, has been officially eliminated as a public health ...

[File, Standard] Trachoma remains a neglected tropical disease in Kenya, despite 10 million people being at risk of contracting it, more so in arid and semi-arid where livestock is the main ...

Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is parasitic disease, and 2nd-leading infectious cause of blindness ...

Considering taking supplements to treat trachoma? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of trachoma. Follow the links to read common uses, side effects ...

Scheicho Scheifa is haunted by the fear of going blind. A disease called trachoma has turned his eyelids inwards, causing his eyelashes to scar his corneas so badly that one has already turned opaque.

Day 2025. Almost all Solomon Islanders have been impacted by NTDs. These include: scabies, yaws, leprosy (skin), trachoma (eye), soil-transmitted helminths (intestinal), and dengue (vector-borne).

Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr Faruk Umar Abubakar, has promised  that the state was now in a position to eradicate ...

ON the occasion of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has called for increased efforts to eliminate these diseases, which affect more than 50 ...