The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially certified Timor-Leste as a country that has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. With this milestone, the entire WHO Southeast Asia region is now trachoma-free, meaning more than 2 billion people face minimal risk of the disease and have access to care to...
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