Trachoma, an infectious eye disease and once a leading cause of blindness, is declining worldwide. Explore how it spreads, its long history, and how global efforts are working to end it.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Researchers from RTI International and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill released a new application that uses machine learning technology to detect trachomatous ...

Targeting antibiotics at young children and improving hygiene are key to eradicating a potentially blinding bacterial infection that affects around 150 million people worldwide, according to authors ...

The eye disease is active in children at the age of one year and resurfaces at older ages, according to eye specialists. [File, Standard] Trachoma remains a neglected tropical disease in Kenya, ...

Libya has become the latest country to eliminate the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, a landmark victory for public health in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region. This hard ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO's ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that Libya has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a significant public health achievement in the eastern Mediterranean ...

Sheka is the second area where Orbis, alongside partner organisations, have achieved the WHO elimination threshold for trachoma ...