A gender sensitive approach to trachoma
Trachoma affects more women than men. This article explains why it is important for trachoma elimination programmes to adopt a woman-orientated approach and what can be done in practice. What …
Course: Eliminating Trachoma
Behaviour change for F&E
Behaviour change cannot be approached as an isolated intervention. Behaviour is a response to a specific environmental setting, within which defined roles and activities are performed. Change is a long …
Water, sanitation and hygiene for trachoma elimination
Achieving facial cleanliness and environmental improvement (F and E) within communities requires addressing deep-seated behaviours and practices which are rooted in social and cultural norms as well as improving access …
Promoting facial cleanliness (F) and environmental improvement (E)
Elimination of trachoma requires that the transmission of infection reduces to a level where people are unlikely to develop trichiasis in future decades. The World Health Organization identifies the main …
When to stop MDA
Once Mass Drug Administration (MDA) has been implemented, how do programmes assess when it has been successful in a district and can be stopped? During MDA to eliminate trachoma, antibiotics …
Mass treatment for trachoma: how does it all work?
The following article distills what has been learned from mass drug administration (MDA) programmes in Kenya. It has been adapted from: Rono, H.K., Mass treatment for trachoma: how does it …
Microplanning: the key to success for MDA
Microplanning is the mechanism through which all elements of an MDA campaign are organised, planned, and managed at the district level. Microplans are detailed enough to outline how an MDA …
Choosing the right MDA approach
In each district, choosing the most appropriate approach to mass drug administration (MDA) will help ensure the MDA teams achieve the high coverage target (≥ 80% of the population) needed …
Trachoma Treatment: Safety During Antibiotics Distribution
This article is adapted from two manuals, Zithromax management guide, published by the International Trachoma Initiative and Women and trachoma: Achieving gender equity in the implementation of SAFE, published by …
Guidance on antibiotics
Antibiotics are the “A” of the SAFE strategy to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. They are used with two overlapping goals: 1. Individual treatment Antibiotics effective against Chlamydia …
Mass Drug Administration (MDA): Engaging Stakeholders and Volunteers
When preparing to undertake azithromycin mass drug administration (MDA) (as the “A” component of the “SAFE” strategy), it is important to consider who are the key people and groups that …
MDA experiences from Mozambique
In this step, Sharone Backers, Country Representative for RTI International, talks about her experiences planning and coordinating MDA in Mozambique. Sharone works as part of ENVISION, a global project funded …
Introducing Mass Drug Administration
Pfizer and the International Coalition for Trachoma Control (ICTC), which includes the Carter Center and the International Trachoma Initiative (ITI), are part of the World Health Organization (WHO) Alliance for …
Recordkeeping and reporting for trichiasis surgery
To achieve high coverage and high quality in a trichiasis surgery service, we need to measure how we are doing. Data collection and recordkeeping happen together: Patient registration forms: Information …
Technology to support effective monitoring of trichiasis surgery: TT Tracker
Why monitor? To reduce visual loss from trachomatous trichiasis (TT) and move towards elimination of trachoma as a public health problem it is important to: Know how many people have …