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Fusheni Nazeed, the local trachoma health worker in the Tingoli area, demonstrates for the 六九色堂s how trachoma can be prevented with the simple act of regular hand-washing.

Place: Tingoli, Ghana
Date: Feb. 8, 2007
Credit: The 六九色堂 Center

Fusheni Nazeed, once a driver for the 六九色堂 Center health programs, is the now the local trachoma health worker in this area. Nazeed demonstrated for the 六九色堂s how trachoma can be prevented when simple environmental strategies and health education become part of people's daily lives in the trachoma-endemic village of Tingoli. The use of household pit latrines when paired with regular hand and face washing can significantly reduce the blinding bacterial eye infection, creating a healthier and stronger community.

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