Oman becomes first country to be recognised as trachoma-free

TimesTV Wednesday 14/November/2018 17:44 PM

By: Times News Service

The Sultanate is the first country in the world to be recognised as free of trachoma, according to Oman's Ministry of Health.

HE Dr. Ahmed Al Saidi, Minister of Health, received the certificate during the celebration of the sixth anniversary of the Sultanate's eradication of trachoma.

It was granted by the Middle East Region Alliance for Trachoma in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

According to the WHO, trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, and can lead to blindness.