Current Affair 1:

News:

The World Health Organization has validated India as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is one of the leading causes of blindness globally.

India joins Nepal and Myanmar in the WHO South-East Asia Region and 19 other countries globally that have previously achieved this feat.

Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease.

The SAFE strategy consists of:

Surgery to treat the blinding stage (trachomatous trichiasis); Antibiotics to clear the infection; Facial cleanliness; and Environmental improvement, particularly improving access to water and sanitation.

 

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