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01 Sep 2015
This plan spans the critical period running up to 2020, the year by which we are striving to see the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem.
Elimination, SAFE strategy
28 Aug 2015
This WHO strategy aims to mobilise WASH and NTD actors to work together towards the roadmap targets. It calls on WASH funders and implementers to target NTD endemic areas and deliver programmes that maximise the effectiveness of WASH interventions for NTD control and elimination.
Facial cleanliness & environmental improvement, Water, sanitation and hygiene
25 Aug 2015
This video tells the story of a CBM outreach camp in Uganda in July 2015, where people living in rural communities received sight-restoring surgery for trachoma.
Patient safety and quality, Trichiasis
06 Aug 2015
An outline of the methodology for the Global Trachoma Mapping Project which aimed to complete the baseline trachoma map worldwide by conducting population-based surveys in an estimated 1,238 suspected endemic districts of 34 countries.
Mapping, surveillance and prevalence
01 Aug 2015
This handbook aims to provide a user-friendly, step-by-step approach for the management of adverse events following MDA and the reporting of SAEs by managers of preventive chemotherapy programs.
Antibiotics
28 Jul 2015
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness, affecting the poorest and most marginalised in society. Anna Last discusses the history of the disease, its cultural links, and whether or not we are winning the battle against this disease.
09 Jul 2015
An editorial by Caleb Mpyet, Amir Bedri Kello and Anthony W. Solomon reflecting on 2020 deadline for the the global elimination of trachoma.
GET2020
30 Jun 2015
ICTC's Trachoma Action Planning planning guide provides guidance on how to develop and conduct a Trachoma Action Plan, a key tool for ensuring effective and efficient planning for trachoma elimination.
Elimination, SAFE strategy
30 Jun 2015
Report on the four-year outcome of a randomized controlled trial of epilation versus surgery for the management of minor TT (fewer than six lashes touching the eye) in Ethiopia and the effect on vision and corneal opacity.
Trichiasis
25 Jun 2015
The third progress report on the London Declaration by Uniting to Combat NTDs highlights dramatic health and economic benefits from investing in combating neglected tropical diseases, making the case for why it one of the best buys in development.