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17 February 2025 - Trachoma still occurs in some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We work with the affected states and territories to identify, treat and prevent this condition. We also report to the World Health Organization’s program to eradicate trachoma across the world.

8 November 2023 - Contact the National Trachoma Surveillance and Reporting Unit at the Kirby Institute for more information about trachoma reporting and surveillance.

14 February 2025 - Trachoma is the world’s leading infectious cause of preventable blindness. In Australia, it occurs primarily in remote and very remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia. This document reports on the prevalence of trachoma in Australia in 2023.

4 April 2024 - We're working on a range of policy initiatives, programs and campaigns to help improve your health and the health of all Australians.

13 February 2023 - Illness, injury and ageing can affect your eyesight, so it’s important to keep your eyes as healthy as possible. Find out what we’re doing to help improve eye health in Australia and prevent vision loss.

30 January 2014 - These guidelines for Public Health Units provide nationally consistent guidance on how to respond to trachoma. They are part of a Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs) published by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA).

12 May 2022 - Healthy eyes and good vision help kids learn at school, increase independence and increase job opportunities. Our policies and programs aim to prevent, treat and monitor eye disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

19 January 2024 - A list of our initiatives, programs, campaigns, reforms or reviews related to dentists and dental practitioners.

4 September 2024 - This collection contains all of the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA) Series of National Guidelines (SoNGs). These guidelines give nationally consistent advice and guidance to Public Health Units to help them respond to notifiable diseases using best practice.

6 February 2024 - A list of our initiatives, programs, campaigns, reforms or reviews related to preventive health.