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Trachoma: your time is up!

Together, we've already helped to eliminate trachoma in five African countries.

Will you join us for the rest of the journey?

Your support can help us eliminate trachoma

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Trachoma shouldn’t exist any more

The earliest known evidence of trachoma was found by archaeologists in Australia, dating back to 8,000BC. Trachoma has been around for at least 10,000 years.

In the 1930s the bacteria that causes trachoma was identified, enabling it to be treated with antibiotics.  

It has now been eliminated in many countries but continues to devastate lives around the world, causing pain and sight loss in 20 countries where we work.

Below, you can use the arrows in the gallery to see the progress made in eliminating trachoma in Africa, from 2013 until 2023. 

 

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Map of Countries affected by Trachoma in 2013
Map of Countries affected by Trachoma in 2018
Map of Countries affected by Trachoma in 2023

Trachoma, your time is up!

Your support helps to deliver trachoma treatments around the world in the journey to elimination. Across Africa, it has already helped eliminate it in five countries and continues to protect and change lives.

Your support has helped save the sight of Mohamed, Daphine and Nar in the countries listed below. We need your support to help save the sight of so many more.

Image of map showing three case studies of people who have been treated for trachoma or trichiasis

A world without trachoma is in sight. A world where no one is living without access to the treatment they need to end their pain.   

103 million people are still at risk of going blind from trachoma. In 2024, we worked with our partners to deliver 3.7 million life-changing trachoma treatments.

We know how to eliminate trachoma, but we need to work together to reach everyone in every country where we work.

Will you help us continue the journey to elimination? 

Help us eliminate trachoma

I would like to make a donation

could pay for two health workers to take a course in primary eye care to help identify trachoma and promote facial cleanliness in communities.

could help distribute the sight-saving antibiotics needed to protect a community of 400 people from the agony of trachoma and the risk of trichiasis.

could help provide trichiasis surgery for a child suffering from advanced trachoma – saving them from permanent blindness.

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could pay for a health worker to take a course in primary eye care to help identify trachoma and promote facial cleanliness in communities.

could help distribute the sight-saving antibiotics needed to protect 300 people from the agony of trachoma and the risk of trichiasis.

could help provide trichiasis surgery for a child suffering from advanced trachoma – saving them from permanent blindness.

£
We're sorry, but the minimum donation we can take is £2
We're sorry, but we cannot process a donation of this size online. Please contact us on [email protected] for assistance donating over £10,000

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