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After U.S. aid cuts left a gap in fighting preventable blindness, a British foundation stepped up with $2.3 million to protect 1.5 million Ethiopians from trachoma. The five-year initiative proves philanthropy can preserve hard-won health victories.
Tunisia has officially beaten trachoma, the world's leading infectious cause of blindness, after decades of national commitment. The victory shows how determined public health efforts can eliminate diseases that once affected half a country's population.
Australia has become the 30th country to eliminate trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness. The victory comes after nearly two decades of targeted work in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.