The elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Togo: Successes and challenges

by Akila Wimima Bakoubayi, Denis Agbenyigan Yawovi Gadah, Piham Gnossike, Wendpouir é Ida C. Zida-Compaore, P’tanam P’kontème Bando, Kamevor Alaglo, Maweke Tchalim, P’niwè Patchali, Alexandra Bitty-Anderson, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi BackgroundAs of May 2022, 15 countries have declared that they have reached their trachoma elimination targets, but only 13 of them, including Togo, have been validated by the World Health Organization as having eliminated the disease as a public health problem. The aim of this study was to describe the broad interventions that have supported the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Togo from its inception in 2006 to the validation of its elimination in 2022. MethodA review and compilation of data and information contained in the country ’s submission to World Health Organization for validation of trachoma elimination as a public health problem was conducted. Data from national and local surveillance systems and reports on actions taken after achieving the elimination target were also included. ResultsTogo has achieved the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem by 2022. The prevalence of follicular trachoma among children aged 1 –9 years is
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research