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World Service,11 Nov 1998,13 mins

Preventing Blindness

Health Matters

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A report on the preventable causes of blindness, and the healing powers of water. The International Trachoma Initiative has been launched to help raise awareness of the world's leading cause of blindness. Trachoma is preventable but widespread in Africa as is river blindness. Also a look at how Georgia's naturally sulpur-rich waters are helping to heal.

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