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India declared free from Trachoma
December 10 , 2017
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- India is now declared free from ‘ according to the National Trachoma Survey Report (2014-17).
- It is a chronic infective disease of the eye and a leading cause of corneal blindness in India, affecting young children.
- Trachoma is a disease caused by poor environmental and personal hygiene and inadequate access to water and sanitation which affects the conjunctiva.
- According to the National Trachoma Survey Report (2014-17), India has become free from Trachoma with an overall prevalence found to be only 0.7%, much below the criteria set by WHO.
- According to WHO, active trachoma is considered eliminated if the prevalence of active infection among children below 10 years is less than 5%.
- The disease is found to be affecting the population in certain pockets of north Indian states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and the Nicobar Islands.
- The Survey results indicate that active trachoma is no longer a public health problem in India. India has now met the goal of trachoma elimination as specified by the WHO under its GET 2020 program.
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