This manual describes the RAAB methodology for rapid population-based assessment of avoidable blindness in adults aged 50+, outlining standardized sampling, simplified eye examination methods, automated data analysis, and its role in generating reliable district-level data to support planning, monitoring, and evaluation of VISION 2020 eye care programmes.
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Our growing resource library supports eye care professionals, program managers, policymakers, researchers and educators across Africa with tools designed to strengthen systems, train teams and scale sustainable impact.
Whether you’re developing a national plan, launching a hospital program, or conducting training in remote areas. These resources are built to inform and empower your work.
Manuals
Using Key Informants to Identify and Refer Children who need Eye Care Services
A practical manual for African eye health providers on using key informants to identify and refer children with severe visual impairment or blindness, as part of efforts to eliminate childhood blindness.
Supportive Supervision for Trachomatous Trichiasis Programmes
A concise guide to micro-planning effective Zithromax® distribution for trachoma control, supporting health teams with tools, timelines, and best practices for high-coverage mass drug administration.
Micro-planning for Effective Zithromax® Mass Drug Administration
This manual from the International Coalition for Trachoma Control provides detailed guidance for micro-planning Zithromax® Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaigns. It includes pre-planning steps, tools, workshop agendas, supervision strategies, and reporting mechanisms to enhance efficiency, improve health systems, and support trachoma elimination efforts.
Trachoma Action Planning: A Planning Guide for the National Elimination of Blinding Trachoma
A practical guide to planning and delivering efficient mass drug administration (MDA) of Zithromax® for trachoma control, developed by ICTC to support national and district-level health teams.
Practical Approaches to Clinical Services, Educational Engagement and Planning
A practical manual for training and using key informants in African communities to identify and refer children with vision loss, supporting early intervention and childhood blindness prevention.
Organizing trichiasis surgical outreach
A practical toolkit developed by the ICTC to support planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of mass drug administration (MDA) for trachoma elimination programs.
Preferred practices for training, deploying, and following up with Key Informants (KIs) for identifying and supporting children with severe visual impairment or blindness
Summary of key discussions and research priorities from the 2012 Global Scientific Meeting on Trachomatous Trichiasis in Moshi, Tanzania, focusing on surgical practices, service delivery, and quality improvement.
RAAB instruction manual 2007
A comprehensive manual for planning, conducting, and analyzing Rapid Assessments of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB), including survey methodology, field guidelines, and software usage for data collection and reporting.
Checklist for setting up an education programme
A comprehensive checklist designed to guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of health education training programmes, with a focus on eye care and VISION 2020 goals.