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Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. The disease causes the inner surface of eyelids to become rough, potentially ending up in visual impairment. On average, trachoma affects 1.9 million people around the world. It mainly harms people living in poor areas.

On Monday, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that after more than ten years of effort, Mexico managed to eliminate trachoma.

This was achieved through the Trachoma Prevention and Control program promoted by the Ministryof Health inChiapas, Mexico, since 2004, as well as the "Trachoma Brigades" to promote hygiene and provide information and antibiotics to those affected in vulnerable areas of the state.

Thanks to these efforts, it was possible to reduce the number of cases from 1,794 in 2004 to0 in 2016.

(Source: GIPHY)

With this monumental achievement, Mexico becomes the first country in the Americas and the third in the world (after Oman and Morocco) to receive WHO validation for eliminating trachoma.

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