{"id":54678,"date":"2024-10-30T22:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T22:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/receptive-month.flywheelstaging.com\/?post_type=program&#038;p=54678"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:27:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:27:30","slug":"trachoma","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/opc.ong\/en\/program\/trachoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliminating trachoma"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54678\" class=\"elementor elementor-54678\" data-elementor-post-type=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca267e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca267e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9013568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9013568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Trachoma: the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide<\/strong><\/h2><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Trachoma is a bacterial infection that can cause irreversible blindness if left untreated. In its advanced stage, known as trachomatous trichiasis, it causes painful inward turning of the eyelid and lashes, which scrape against the cornea and can lead to partial or total vision loss. Once widespread globally, it remains the leading cause of preventable blindness.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6203dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6203dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1181\" height=\"799\" src=\"https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trachome-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-55059\" alt=\"Illustration du trachome - maladie tropicale n\u00e9glig\u00e9e\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trachome-1.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trachome-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trachome-1-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Trachome-1-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace264c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ace264c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">According to the WHO, 97 million people currently live in areas where trachoma is endemic, most of them in Africa, particularly women and children in remote rural regions with poor sanitation.<\/p><h3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>OPC&#8217;s work<\/strong><\/h3><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Our goal is to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem in endemic countries and to prevent blindness caused by trachomatous trichiasis through surgical intervention.<\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">We conduct epidemiological surveys to assess disease prevalence.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">We implement mass drug distribution programs using antibiotics to treat and prevent trachoma.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">We provide surgical treatment for trachomatous trichiasis to prevent blindness in affected individuals.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">We promote hygiene education programs to reduce trachoma transmission.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">All of these efforts are carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Health in each country to support national needs and priorities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trachoma: the leading cause of infectious blindness worldwide Trachoma is a bacterial infection that can cause irreversible blindness if left untreated. In its advanced stage, known as trachomatous trichiasis, it causes painful inward turning of the eyelid and lashes, which scrape against the cornea and can lead to partial or total vision loss. 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