This month the World Health Organisation WHO announced that Benin and Mali had successfully eradicated trachoma. But how did they do it? kasujja investigates. 🎧🎧 Listen here:
Africa is disproportionately affected by trachoma, with over 100 million people at risk of contracting it. But now Mali and Benin have eradicated the disease.“Patients will complain of swollen eyelids, watery discharge, crusty eyelids, pain, light sensitivity. And if it is getting more serious, then they will complain of blurry vision.”
In today’s episode Alan Kasujja investigates how Benin and Mali successfully eradicated trachoma. The announcement was made by the World Health Organisation this month. This is a disease of the eye caused by bacterial infection. It is the leading infectious cause of blindness, worldwide. Global health authorities say it is a public health problem in over 40 countries in Africa, Central and South America, Asia, the Western Pacific and the Middle East.Guests: Kerisha Maharaj and Dr. Amir Kello
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