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WHO Validates Algeria as 29th Country to Eliminate Trachoma, Leaving 30 Still Endemic
The World Health Organization on April 23, 2026 certified Algeria as the 29th country globally — and the 10th in WHO's Africa Region — to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. 30 countries remain endemic; 1.9 million people worldwide are still blind or visually impaired from the bacterial infection.
