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Fiji just eliminated trachoma as a public health threat

The World Health Organization has validated that trachoma — a painful eye infection that can blind — no longer threatens public health in Fiji, the result of years of better hygiene, eye-care access and community work under the global SAFE strategy. Fiji joins an elite group of nations to beat a neglected tropical disease.

The upbeat factorOne more disease the world can cross off the list.
✓ Verified · Mai TV Fiji · 2026-02-17 · Fiji
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