WASHing away blinding trachoma
Trachoma is an infectious eye disease that is one of the world’s leading causes of preventable blindness.
It is one of 17 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) that affect more than 1 billion of the world’s poorest people. Yet we have the tools to prevent transmission of trachoma, and to eliminate blinding trachoma by 2020.
Improved access to safe water and adequate sanitation, and the implementation of good hygiene practices, are essential for trachoma prevention and control.
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Neglected tropical diseases
How people across Pakistan collaborated to beat trachoma
Sightsavers’ Adnan Youhana shares how eliminating the eye disease was a true team effort, involving surgeons, radio hosts and Lady Health Workers.
Pakistan is 19th country worldwide to eliminate trachoma
Thanks to support from Sightsavers and partners, 3.7 million people will no longer be at risk of contracting the infectious eye disease.
Sightsavers researcher awarded prestigious fellowship
The Injaz fellowship will support Martins Imhansoloeva's research and PhD project on river blindness, a common infectious cause of sight loss.
