El Salvador: Initiative for the Elimination of Trachoma in the Americas
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El Salvador has become the first country in Central America to eliminate trachoma El Salvador has achieved WHO validation of the elimination trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness – as a public health problem, becoming the first country in Central America and the second in the Americas to do so. The validation, granted in July 2026, recognizes the sustained efforts of the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) of El Salvador, with technical support from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and financial backing from the Government of Canada, *************** |