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MohammedYusuf

December03,2013

KAJIADO,KENYA—HealthworkersinKenyasaymorethan60,000

peoplearelivingwithtrachoma,aninfectiouseyediseasethatcauses

blindnessifnottreatedearly.Medicalprofessionalsareworkingina

remotevillagetobringanoutbreakofthediseaseundercontrol.

InthisremoteruraldistrictinsouthernKenya,alocaltrachomamonitorteaches

agroupofwomenhowtopreventtheeyediseaseandalsohowandwhereto

gettreatment.

LesterMortaswellknowninthisarea

forhisworkfightingtrachoma.

Hefrequentlytravelsthroughvillages,

advisingpeopleonthebestwaysto

avoidgettingthepainfuldisease.

“Idovisithomesteadsandtellpeopleto

howtopreventdiseasesbyhavingtheir

owninitiative,tohavethatfacial

cleanlinessthosewithouttrachomaand

eventhosewithtrachoma,saidMortai.

Trachomaiscausedbybacteriaandistransmittedbycontactwitheyeornose

dischargedofaninfected.Indevelopingcountries,fliesareamajor

sourceoftransmission.

TheAfricanMedicalandResearchFoundation(AMREF)saysmorethan7,000

peopleinKajiadosufferfromtrachoma-whichistypicalinthistypeofpoor

pastoralcommunity.

Itcharacterizedbypainfuleyelidswellingandscarringoftheoutersurfaceof

theeye,thecornea.

NgeyanNgeisatrachomasuffererwithanadvancedstageofthedisease.To

avoidblindness,Ngewillundergosurgery.

“Iamhopefulaboutthefuture,eventhoughinthebeginningIwasopposedto

thesurgery.Ihavechangedmymind,aftercontinuousadvicefrompeople,

saidNge.

JohnSoine,withAMREF,travelstoremoteareasofKenyatooperateonthose

withseriouscasesoftrachomalikeNge’s.

“Ifthesepeoplewithactiveinfection