Globally, the number of people at risk for trachoma has been reduced by 91% over the last 17 years, from 1.5 billion in 2002 to approximately 142 million in 2019, according to data presented at this year’s meeting of the WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020, or GET2020.
“At WHO, we are encouraged by this solid evidence of significant progress over the last 17 years, which demonstrates the outcome of sustained input by health ministries, civil society, donors and academics,” Anthony Solomon, MBBS, DTM&H, PhD, medical (Read more...)
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