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Mass treatment of trachoma begins

THE government has embarked on a 10-day mass treatment of trachoma in an effort to prevent the public from getting blind. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by bacteria chlamydia trachomatis, and if it is left untreated can cause blindness. In a statement yesterday, the ministry…

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