
Medical News & Updates
May 21, 2025 at 06:27 AM
*Trachoma-Free India: WHO Recognizes Country's Public Health Achievement 🚨*
*India Eliminates Trachoma as a Public Health Problem*
_Recognized at the *78th World Health Assembly (WHA78), Geneva*_
India has officially been awarded the *Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as a public health problem* by *WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus*.
*Key Factors Behind This Achievement:*
- *Nationwide surveillance & screening*
- *Targeted antibiotic distribution*
- *Improved sanitation and access to clean water*
- *Community-level health education*
*Trachoma: No Longer a Public Health Concern*
Trachoma, once a major cause of *infectious blindness*, is now no longer a public health concern in India.
*A Commitment to Health for All*
This achievement highlights India's commitment to *disease elimination* and *universal health coverage* in line with the *#healthforall vision*.
*#wha78 #trachomafreeindia #publichealth #indiaungeneva*

❤️
🙏
👍
40