Papua New Guinea eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

WHO, Fred Hollows Foundation celebrate trachoma elimination in PNG

Trachoma, an infectious disease that can cause blindness, has been eliminated in PNG. Image: The Fred Hollows Foundation.The Fred Hollows Foundation has welcomed the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) confirmation that Papua New Guinea (PNG) has eliminated the eye disease trachoma as a public health problem. A media release said the foundation had helped drive the final push to eliminating the disease, with the support of the United Kingdom’s Dep…

Papua New Guinea eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

In a landmark public health achievement, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, no longer poses a public health threat in the country."I congratulate the government and people of Papua New Guinea on this incredible achievement, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghe…