Two Health facilities have received the donations of medical equipment for nyambene and miathene health facilities for the ongoing free Trachoma surgery. The donation from AIC health ministry is meant to end the backlog of 300 Trachoma cases after successful surgery of 3103 cases.

Speaking during the presentation of their farewell after AICs end of mission, CEC Water Dr Eunice Kobia said the county government was sinking boreholes in areas with scarcity of water to ensure total elimination of Trachoma cases.

Chief officer , Health Dr Kanana Kimonye thanked the patners for their contribution in ensuring successful Trachoma surgeries considering high cost of treatment of the same.

Speaking on behalf of patners , Aphiud Njeru said AIC health ministry got the necessary support from the county. He noted Meru county had received delegations from Germany and UK who had come to learn community health strategy the county was using.

He added that Trachoma was treatable and no person should suffer from the same ." We had patients who had been visually impaired for 30 years and can now see" said Mr Njeru. He noted through facial cleanliness and clean environmental intervention Trachoma would be a thing of the past.