This collection presents research on the surgical management of trachomatous trichiasis, exploring outcomes, interventions, barriers to uptake, and methods to optimize prevalence estimates to support WHO’s SAFE strategy for trachoma elimination.
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Resources
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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.
SAFE strategy
WHO’s SAFE Strategy and Global Efforts Toward the Elimination of Trachoma: Mapping, Surveillance, and Progress Reports
This document compiles key research on trachoma mapping, prevalence surveys, and elimination efforts across multiple countries, highlighting methodologies, challenges, and progress toward meeting WHO elimination thresholds, with a focus on Ghana, The Gambia, and global trichiasis burden estimates.
Facial Cleanliness and Environmental Improvement for Trachoma Elimination
This review evaluates facial cleanliness and environmental (F&E) improvement interventions in trachoma control, highlighting gaps in behavior-centered strategies and recommending integration of behavior change theory to enhance sustainability and impact.
Supervision de soutien pour les programmes de trichiasis trachomateux
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.
Antibiotics
This document compiles ten research summaries examining the role of azithromycin in trachoma elimination, focusing on its effectiveness, treatment strategies, and potential impact on other diseases such as yaws and childhood mortality, as well as antimicrobial resistance concerns. It supports the “A” component of the WHO-endorsed SAFE strategy for trachoma control.