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WHO validates Australia as first high-income nation to eliminate trachoma
The achievement places Australia among 63 countries globally and 16 in the WHO Western Pacific Region that have eliminated at least one NTD.
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WHO validates Algeria’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem
Current estimates indicate that about 1.9 million people live with blindness or visual impairment caused by trachoma, while approximately 97 million people remain at risk in endemic areas.
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Libya eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
Libya now joins 27 other countries worldwide that have eliminated trachoma, becoming the eighth nation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to reach this critical milestone.