By Diane Weatherup | Development Director
Trachoma is an infection of the eyes that may result in blindness after repeated re-infections. It is the world's leading cause of preventable blindness and occurs where people live in overcrowded conditions with limited access to water and health care. Trachoma spreads easily from person to person and is frequently passed from child to child and from child to mother within the family.
Primary interventions advocated for preventing trachoma infection include improved sanitation, reduction of fly breeding sites and increased facial cleanliness (with clean water) among children at risk of disease.
Good personal and environmental hygiene has been proven to be successful in combating trachoma. Encouraging the washing of children's faces, improved access to water, and proper disposal of human and animal waste has been shown to decrease the number of trachoma infections in communities.
Orbis is currently working in the most rural areas of southern Ethiopia, where clean water is scarce, to ensure that everyone has access to clean water to wash, cook and clean.
Thanks to your support Orbis will continue to provide access to clean water to communities across southern Ethiopia.
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