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==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
Trachoma was eliminated from much of the developed world in the last century, this disease persists in many parts of the developing world particularly in communities without adequate access to water and sanitation. In these communities, women are three | Trachoma was eliminated from much of the developed world in the last century, this disease persists in many parts of the developing world particularly in communities without adequate access to water and sanitation. In these communities, women are three times more likely than men to be blinded by the disease. Without intervention, trachoma keeps families shackled within a cycle of poverty, as the disease and its long-term effects are passed from one generation to the next. | ||
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a goal of eliminating blinding trachoma as a public health concern by 2020. National governments in collaboration with numerous non-profit organizations implement trachoma control programs using the WHO-recommended '''SAFE''' strategy, which includes: | The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a goal of eliminating blinding trachoma as a public health concern by 2020. National governments in collaboration with numerous non-profit organizations implement trachoma control programs using the WHO-recommended '''SAFE''' strategy, which includes: | ||
* '''S'''urgery to correct advanced stages of the disease | * '''S'''urgery to correct advanced stages of the disease. | ||
* '''A'''ntibiotics to treat active infection | * '''A'''ntibiotics to treat active infection. | ||
* '''F'''acial cleanliness to reduce disease transmission | * '''F'''acial cleanliness to reduce disease transmission. | ||
* '''E'''nvironmental change to increase access to clean water and improved sanitation. | * '''E'''nvironmental change to increase access to clean water and improved sanitation. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Neglected diseases]] | [[Category:Neglected diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Tropical disease]] | [[Category:Tropical disease]] | ||
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Primary Prevention
Trachoma was eliminated from much of the developed world in the last century, this disease persists in many parts of the developing world particularly in communities without adequate access to water and sanitation. In these communities, women are three times more likely than men to be blinded by the disease. Without intervention, trachoma keeps families shackled within a cycle of poverty, as the disease and its long-term effects are passed from one generation to the next.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a goal of eliminating blinding trachoma as a public health concern by 2020. National governments in collaboration with numerous non-profit organizations implement trachoma control programs using the WHO-recommended SAFE strategy, which includes:
- Surgery to correct advanced stages of the disease.
- Antibiotics to treat active infection.
- Facial cleanliness to reduce disease transmission.
- Environmental change to increase access to clean water and improved sanitation.