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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

05 Mar 2021

In Memoriam: Remembering Dr. Tebebe Yemane Berhan

01 Feb 2021

World Health Organization launches global road map for NTDs

10 Nov 2020

ICTC announces PJ Hooper as ICTC Vice Chair elect, 2021 - 2023

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After health extension workers screen community members for potential candidates for trichiasis surgery, the patients visit the clinic for a thorough assessment. Here, Bujaa Falama has come to the clinic to see if her ocular symptoms are caused by trachoma or another eye condition. Shashamane Zuria Woreda, Oromia Region Photo Credit: Brent Stirton/Getty Images for the International Trachoma Initiative

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

06 Aug 2021

Empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and working across sectors to eliminate trachoma from Australia

“Clean Face: Healthy Eyes!” A young girl in Amhara, Ethiopia washes her face with soap and water, because facial cleanliness is key to fighting trachoma. With support from the Lions/Carter Center Sight First Initiative, the Amhara Regional Health and Education Bureaus have implemented a state-wide school-based health education program, teaching the next generation how to prevent trachoma. Photographer: Kenya Casey

21 Mar 2021

Water is invaluable: A health perspective from the global program to eliminate trachoma

A woman has her eyes checked for trachoma in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. Photo credit: RTI International/Yonas Getachew

05 Mar 2021

Choose to challenge: How data driven approaches to health can challenge gender roles and achieve gender equity and equality

Lubushi Health Center in the Kasama district, Zambia. Photo: Sumon Ray/International Trachoma Initiative.

11 Dec 2020

Health for all: A snapshot of how the global trachoma program is contributing to universal health coverage

ICTC Executive Group

18 Nov 2020

WASH and health working together: Why cross-sectoral collaboration is needed to accelerate and sustain progress for NTDs

ICTC Executive Group

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