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  • Study provides comprehensive view of terrestrial venomous snakes and snakebite in the Middle East

    Snakebite envenoming is a common problem in many parts of the world, but little is known about its magnitude in the Arab countries of the Middle East, where cases are not widely reported. The aim is to halve the numbers of deaths and cases of disability due to snakebite envenoming over the next 12 years through a programme that targets affected communities and their health systems, and by ensuring access to safe, effective treatment through increased cooperation, collaboration and partnership at all leve

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    Regions: Jordan , Kuwait , Syria , United Kingdom , Yemen

    Topics: Global Health, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • Amid continued progress, trachoma elimination programmes set their sights on 2030

    Almost two decades of global work has drastically reduced the number of people at risk of blindness from trachoma from 1.5 billion in 2002 to under 137 million in May 2020 – a 91% decrease. Also in 2002, there were an estimated 7.6 million people with trachomatous trichiasis (TT); by May 2020, this figure had dropped by 74% to 2 million. The 2020 figures represent decreases of 4% and 20%, respectively, since the corresponding 2019 estimates.

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    Regions: China, Iran , Nepal

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Global Health, Global Women's Issues

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