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WHO Alliance for GET2020

27 Oct 2016

WHO Alliance for GET2020 wins prestigious global award in Durban, SA

28 Sep 2016

A view from 'The Hill' - A bold bet by the US to end the world's most neglected diseases

14 Sep 2016

In 'The Conversation' - Why is trachoma blinding Aboriginal children when mainstream Australia eliminated it 100 years ago?

08 Sep 2016

EyeWorld International: Tackling trachoma - the world's largest survey of an infectious disease

05 Aug 2016

Huffington Post blog on location with Sightsavers - Trachoma In Tanzania

25 Jul 2016

WHO-led Tropical Data initiative launches

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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

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

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