Trachoma: Senegal’s struggle to contain the disease
Losing your sight, losing your life, How an infectious disease that causes blindness can be cured.
Trachoma is the world’s leading cause of blindness and has struck almost 200 million people around the world.
Most of those suffering from this curable disease are in sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite medicine and preventive measures, Senegal is struggling to contain the disease.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from Touba in eastern Senegal.
Published On 11 Oct 2018