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28 May 2022
Togo eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
03 Mar 2022
The use of photography and image grading to future-proof trachoma surveys
Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, WHO regional director for the Eastern Mediterranean. Photo courtesy WHO EMRO
18 Feb 2022
Saudi Arabia eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
30 Jul 2021
Global trachoma program sustains gains in year defined by COVID-19, Weekly Epidemiological Record shows
23 Jul 2021
United Nations General Assembly Resolution commits countries to eye care for the world’s 1.1 billion people with preventable sight loss by 2030
20 Apr 2021
The Gambia validated by WHO for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

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20 Jun 2022
World Refugee Day: Sudan increases efforts to deliver trachoma interventions to refugees
Photo Credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for the International Trachoma Initiative
20 Mar 2022
The economics of WASH and health: a case for comprehensive investment
Yael Velleman and Tim Jesudason
05 Mar 2022
International Women’s Day: How photography is empowering Maasai women and supporting efforts to eliminate trachoma
Tara Mtuy
Photo Credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for the International Trachoma Initiative
27 Jan 2022
The road to 2030: How the global trachoma program is driving progress towards elimination
ICTC Executive Group
Girija Sankar, Head of NTDs, CBM International
02 Dec 2021
Achieving equity: Why inclusive, participatory and human rights-based approaches are needed to #beatNTDs
Girija Sankar
12 Oct 2021
Why the end is in sight for trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness: World Sight Day 2021
ICTC Executive Group

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