Egypt has officially eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, becoming the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region — and the 27th worldwide — to reach this milestone, according to the World Health Organization.
Burundi has eliminated its first neglected tropical disease, becoming the eighth African country to have achieved the feat of eradicating trachoma as a public health problem.
The Pacific Island country of Papua New Guinea has officially eliminated trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, as a public health problem through robust disease surveillance.
2024 saw nine countries eliminate various diseases.
Following decades of concerted efforts, Vietnam managed to successfully eradicate trachoma as a public health problem, preventing millions of citizens from falling prey to the world’s leading cause of blindness.
Zimbabwe is closer than ever to eliminating trachoma across all districts and populations.
