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17 Oct 2017
More than a million people examined for trachoma
Dear all, Please find below ICTC social media toolkit for World Sight Day, October 12. This year the coalition has focused communications on trichiasis surgeries and put together a tribute to Emily Gower and Jim Johnson for their contribution to surgical training in an article you can read here. ICTC has also posted a news piece supporting a new campaign calling for avoidable blindness and poor vision to be included in the agenda of next April’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in the United Kin
11 Oct 2017
Vision for the Commonwealth: New campaign launched to bring vision to everyone, everywhere
Capturing NNN 2017
10 Oct 2017
Capturing NNN 2017
The Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Kingdom of Cambodia have officially eliminated trachoma, the world's leading infectious cause of blindness, the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced. It is the first time a WHO Western Pacific Region country has been validated for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem and follows strong progress in a global effort to eliminate the disease by the year 2020, which has seen Mexico, Morocco and Oman all receive elimination status. Trachoma is a n
19 Sep 2017
Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic officially eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
12 Jul 2017
Record-breaking numbers of surgeries and drug distributions result in trachoma decline
G20 leaders commit to combating international health challenges
11 Jul 2017
G20 leaders commit to combating international health challenges

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Scott McPherson, ICTC Vice Chair
20 Jun 2017
World Refugee Day: Reaching refugees crucial in the fight to eliminate neglected tropical diseases
Scott McPherson
Esmael Habtamu, Research Fellow: International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
07 Apr 2017
Significant impact of trichiasis surgery on wellbeing underlines urgent need to treat remaining cases
Esmael Ali
Awa Dieng, MMDP Regional Program Manager
24 Mar 2017
"It’s Magical” – Halimata’s Story
Awa Dieng
Billy Weeks for the Task Force for Global Health
21 Mar 2017
This World Water Day, let’s celebrate efforts to eliminate trachoma once and for all
Virginia Sarah
Photo: © CARE 2017/TA
08 Mar 2017
This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the women leading the fight against neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia
Stephanie Ogden
15 Feb 2017
Trachoma in the Western Pacific – end in sight
Damian Facciolo

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