![]() They can also handle food and drinking water safely. Affected communities can also help control trachoma by separating animal living quarters from human living space. By increasing access to safely managed water and sanitation, communities can support good hygiene practices and long-term elimination of the disease. ![]() Improvements in community and household sanitation, such as access to household latrines, help control fly populations and breeding grounds. 3 Good hygiene practices such as washing hands with soap, and washing faces with water to remove discharge from eyes and nose help reduce the spread of trachoma. This is likely due to their close contact with infected children and their increased frequency of getting infected. Losing her had been one of the hardest things she had ever experienced, and she was still trying to cope with it. Women are blinded by trachoma 4 times as often as men. Annie had been through a lot in her life and her grandmother was gone. Children are more likely to touch their eyes and have unclean faces that attract eye-seeking flies, so they are especially vulnerable to infection. Since trachoma is spread through close personal contact, it typically infects children and their caretakers. These mass drug administration programs continue until trachoma levels drop below levels recommended by WHO.įacial cleanliness (F). Antibiotics are given annually to entire districts affected by trachoma. Pfizer donates the antibiotic Zithromax™ to trachoma programs, and the International Trachoma Initiative manages distribution. It also stops the lashes from scratching the cornea, which stops blindness from progressing.Īntibiotics (A). Surgery relieves the pain of lashes rubbing against the eye. Surgery to correct trichiasis (“S” in the SAFE strategy). The SAFE strategy combines surgery to correct trichiasis (S), antibiotics to clear infection (A), and prevention measures to keep the disease from spreading (F, & E). Environmental improvements, specifically increasing access to water and sanitation. ![]() Surgery to treat the advanced, blinding stage of the disease (trichiasis) Lyrics:Don't ya wanna come to my motel honeyDon't ya wanna hold me down, tell me that you love meDon't ya know that I have really loved nobody, but youI'l.To support the elimination of trachoma, the World Health Organization (WHO) established a public health strategy known as SAFE: Your hosts, Oakley J-Fast a chemical engineer, and Sara Fuentes a waste and recycling expert are here to demystify the circular economy.
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