{"id":32887,"date":"2026-04-24T07:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32887"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T05:58:38","slug":"algeria-eliminates-trachoma-as-public-health-threat","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/algeria-eliminates-trachoma-as-public-health-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria eliminates trachoma as public health threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Algeria has been validated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for eliminating Trachoma as a public health problem, a major step in tackling preventable blindness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The country becomes the 10th in Africa to achieve this milestone, following decades of sustained health interventions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, remains the leading infectious cause of blindness globally, affecting millions, particularly in poorer regions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the achievement shows what consistent effort can deliver.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis proves that neglected tropical diseases can be eliminated with strong commitment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Algeria used the WHO-backed SAFE strategy, combining treatment, hygiene and improved sanitation, to bring the disease under control.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica\/WHO&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15156,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-32887","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Algeria has been validated by the WHO for eliminating Trachoma as a public health problem","published_date":"2026-04-24 07:58:28","news_description":"Algeria has been validated by the WHO for eliminating Trachoma as a public health problem","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32888,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32887\/revisions\/32888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=32887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}