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What is Trachoma?

Meaning 'rough eye', Trachoma is a highly contagious disease usually seen in underdeveloped countries with poor access to health care and limited education.


HOW TRACHOMA BLINDS

  1. Infections inflame the eyelid
  2. Sores heal and scar
  3. Eyelids turn upwards;
  4. Eyelashes scratch the eye
  5. Over time, this results in Blindness



Image: Face washing is an important
part of the SAFE strategy.


HOW YOU CAN HELP?

  • $63 towards THREE sight-saving eyelid surgeries
  • $36 for antibiotics to treat infection and halt trachoma infection for up to THREE families
  • $114 towards promoting good hygiene with parents and children in THREE villages
  • $___ wherever the need is most critical

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the S.A.F.E message
In some of the poorest countries in the world, CBM is helping to prevent Trachoma and break the cycle of poverty and disability by promoting the simple yet life-changing SAFE message to communities at risk.

Hover over an image to learn about the S.A.F.E. Strategy

CBM helped to develop this strategy with the World Health Organisation.

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