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Fighting Trachoma in Uganda

LCIF Admin October 17, 2016

Trachoma is the second leading cause of blindness in Uganda and the Karamoja region has the country's highest infection rate. During World Sight Day celebrations last week, the Lions of Uganda and other partners, including the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust and The Carter Center, showed their support for eliminating trachoma from Uganda by 2020.

 

Watch this video from NTV Uganda to learn more about the situation in Karamoja and to see how Lions are working to address it.