UK to help save millions from preventable blindness
June 01, 2014
This press release announces that the Department for International Development is investing £39 million to help support the elimination of trachoma in countries including Ethiopia, Zambia, and Tanzania where the disease is highly endemic. The funding will support the implementation of the Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial Cleanliness and Environmental Improvements (SAFE) strategy which has proven successful in eliminating the disease.
This press release announces that the Department for International Development is investing £39 million to help support the elimination of trachoma in countries including Ethiopia, Zambia, and Tanzania where the disease is highly endemic. The funding will support the implementation of the Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial Cleanliness and Environmental Improvements (SAFE) strategy which has proven successful in eliminating the disease.