India Receives WHO Certificate for Trachoma Elimination
| Event | Details |
|---|---|
| Certificate of Elimination | India awarded the Certificate of Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem by WHO. |
| Event | 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) held in Geneva, Switzerland. |
| Date | May 19, 2025. |
| Recipient | India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). |
| Certificate Presented By | WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. |
| Indian Delegation Head | Punya Salila Srivastava, Secretary, MoHFW. |
| Theme of 78th WHA | "One World for Health". |
| WHA Key Sessions | Pandemic Agreement negotiations, Programme Budget 2026-2027 discussions, Public Health Awards, Ministerial Roundtable on Sustainable Financing. |
| WHA President | Teodoro Javier Herbosa of the Philippines elected. |
| About Trachoma | Neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Leading infectious cause of blindness. Spreads through eye/nasal discharge or flies. |
| India's Measures | Mass drug administration, SAFE strategy (Facial cleanliness, environmental improvement), inter-ministerial coordination, community awareness campaigns. |