DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 5 -- THE government, in collaboration with a US firm international organization, Helen Keller, has treated trachoma patients and provided cataract surgeries to approximately 100,000 people across 64 local government authorities in the country.

The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Grace Magembe, made the statement on Monday after a meeting with a delegation from the organization at the Ministry of Health conference hall in Mtumba, Dodoma.

Elaborating, she noted that the meeting, which brought together the President of the organization and her delegation with the Ministry of Health, focused on strengthening collaboration in the fight against non-communicable diseases and neglected conditions, including nutrition interventions...