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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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Blogs

James Kiyimba, Communications Officer for Voices from the Field in WaterAid Uganda
14 Feb 2017
Eliminating blinding trachoma through focus on gender and WASH
James Kiyimba
John Uniack Davis Regional Director, Helen Keller International, West Africa
15 Dec 2016
Ending suffering from trachoma, one surgery at a time
John Uniack Davis
Emily Toubali
13 Oct 2016
On World Sight Day, let's recommit to ending trachoma
Emily Toubali
Sharone Backers, Chief of Party for ENVISION in Mozambique
17 May 2016
Progress, challenges and partnerships - fighting trachoma in Mozambique
Sharone Backers
08 Mar 2016
Women and NTDs: disproportionately affected, powerful champions
Stephanie Ogden
Johannes Trimmel, Director - Policy and Advocacy, IAPB
14 Jan 2016
Neglected tropical diseases and the sustainable development goals – what are the opportunities?
Johannes Trimmel

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