Fight Trachoma Aus

Advocating for better health treatment and prevention of trachoma in rural Australia.

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Good to see articles like this being shared around social media! https://t.co/svBvKBIPj7

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Indigenous people at the age of 40 have rates of vision loss 3x that of non-Indigenous Australians. Rates of... https://t.co/8ftrbcsyWz

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Where do we go from here?

In our previous post, we touched on one of the big Trachoma interventions programs... https://t.co/663Q0vs6PR

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WHO & a Challenge

We now know what Trachoma is, how it disables people, and where to find it. But how do we go... https://t.co/sFdPHpJONw

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Check this out!

Hugh Taylor has worked alongside the infamous Fred Hollows in improving eye sight not only in... https://t.co/RBhztG4bTd

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Check out our latest efforts - Trachoma in Rural Australia on Facebook! Click the link above to check it out

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Why do we see such a difference in rural and urban Australia?

To understand this, we must consider the... https://t.co/MKDiYiYVOH

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On the Trachoma Cycle

Trachoma is a key health issue because of the severity and permanence of consequences of... https://t.co/ZtoJDThf9c

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What’s up with Australia?

Trachoma is currently the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide [1]. Of the... https://t.co/NxHg1SkKXk

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Poverty, unhygienic living conditions, poor access to water and sanitation are linked to trachoma. Source:https://t.co/PnNzIpffAJ

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Blindness can prevent active participation in education and limits employment opportunities. Source: https://t.co/PnNzIpffAJ

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Active trachoma (in children 1-9 years) is found mostly in northern WA and the NT. Source:https://t.co/PnNzIpffAJ

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Trachoma is caused by the organism Chlamydia trachomatis, and has been documented as far back as ancient Egypt.
See https://t.co/R5y9m0TQGd

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Lets all encourage appropriate facial hygiene in rural Australia to decrease trachoma rates #letsendit

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"Trachoma is one of the major causes of preventable blindness globally"-https://t.co/E9po221NXq

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In some regions, Australia is still classified as having endemic levels of trachoma in children- https://t.co/E9po221NXq

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Victoria's State Government tells us that Australia is the only Western nation still affected by Trachoma. How has this happened?

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Trachoma is a communicable disease, still prevalent in Aboriginal Australian Outback communities.