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.
