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"This Success belongs to our health workers": PM Modi celebrates India's T
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the 123rd edition of his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat, celebrated a significant public health milestone, announcing that the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared India "Trachoma-free."
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"Proud moment for nation": JP Nadda after WHO awards India for eliminating
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus awarded India the Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
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India awarded WHO certificate for eliminating trachoma at 78th World Healt
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
India received the WHO Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem at the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva. The recognition affirms India's commitment to disease elimination, preventive healthcare, and global health leadership.
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WHO South East Asia Region sets new target to eliminate measles, rubella
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The 77th Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia wrapped up with Member States adopting resolutions setting new targets for measles and rubella elimination, expanding the corpus of the regional health emergency fund and committing to adolescent responsive health systems.
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India has eliminated Trachoma as a public health problem: WHO
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
India has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), becoming the third country in the South-East Asia Region to achieve this milestone
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Cases of trachoma trichiasis -- a cause of blindness -- on rise in India
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Union Health Ministry has received fresh cases of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) with prevalence rate at 3.5 per 1,000 population while the World Health Organisation (WHO) restricts the disease's prevalence to less than two per 1,000 population.
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