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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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 time 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.

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