Trachoma Control Program – Program Reports

Each year, the Carter Center's Trachoma Control Program hosts an annual Program Review at The Carter Center in Atlanta. The reviews are modeled after similar meetings of Guinea worm eradication programs. These meetings have been supported by The Carter Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization, beginning in Pakistan in 1988. The objectives of the Program Reviews are to assess the status of each national trachoma control program, identify challenges encountered in creating national programs, assess impediments and problems in program implementation, and to discuss solutions and promote sharing and standardization of information.

In most cases, the national coordinator of the program makes the country presentation and the ensuing discussions are primarily between peers working together for trachoma control. The presentations include epidemiological data and sociological studies on trachoma in each country, and an update on the status of program interventions being undertaken. Each year, special topics are addressed in depth, including monitoring and evaluation, health education, school health programs, and latrine promotion programs.

Sept. 21, 2011
Summary Proceedings: Twelfth Annual Trachoma Control Program Review (PDF)
Topic: Achieving Elimination Targets. Held at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 22-24, 2011. Supported by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Lions Club International Foundation, and Pfizer Inc.

July 25, 2011
The End In Sight: 2020 INSight (PDF)
Published by the International Coalition for Trachoma Control, chaired by the Carter Center's Dr. Paul Emerson. Trachoma is an eye infection that for thousands of years caused many people to go blind across all continents. As the result of development and targeted interventions, trachoma is now limited to an estimated 57 countries, often affecting the poorest populations of the world. Today, more than 2 million people are either blind or suffer from a very painful disability as the result of trachoma.

25 Juillet 2011
Le Fin en Vue:  2020 INSight (PDF)
Publié par l'Alliance Internationale pour la Lutte Contre le Trachome, présidé par le Dr Paul Emerson du Centre Carter.
Le trachome est une infection oculaire qui, pendant des milliers d'années, rendait aveugle beaucoup de personnes à travers tous les continents.  A la suite du développement et des interventions ciblées, le trachome se limite actuellement à 57 pays, et souvent il affecte les populations les plus pauvres du monde.  Aujourd'hui, plus de 2 millions   de personnes sont aveugles ou souffrent d'une déshabilité pénible en conséquence de trachome.

24 Février 2011
Comptes Rendus Récapitulatifs: Douzième Revue Annuelle des Programmes de Lutte Contre le Trachome – Atteindre les Objectifs de l'Elimination (PDF)
La douzième Revue annuelle des programmes de lutte contre le trachome s'est tenue au Centre Carter du 22 au 24 février 2011.

Sept. 22, 2010
Summary Proceedings: Eleventh Annual Trachoma Control Program Review (PDF)
Topic: Planning for Trachoma Elimination, District by District. Held at The Carter Center, March 29-31, 2010. Supported by:Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Lions Clubs International Foundation Pfizer Inc.

22 Septembre 2010
Comptes Rendus Récapitulatifs:  Onzième Revue Annuelle des Programmes de Lutte Contre le Trachome (PDF)
Sujet :  Planifions l'Elimination du Trachome, District par District.  Organisé au Centre Carter, du 29 au 31 mars 2010.  Appuyé par Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Lions Clubs International Foundation, Pfizer Inc.

Nov. 1, 2009
Integrated Project for Malaria and Trachoma Control in Amhara National Regional State: The Third MALTRA Week Activity Report (PDF)
MALTRA III campaign was carried out in 71 woredas of North Gondar, South Gondar, East Gojjam, West Gojjam, and Awi. During the campaign 4,275 teams consisting of 17, 100 community members were deployed to 1,750 Kebeles to provide package of services to 9,309,143 people. During the week-long campaign, 8,597,677 people (92.4 percent of the target population) received Zithromax® (donated by Pfizer Inc.) and tetracycline eye ointment for the prevention and treatment of trachoma. A total of 32, 110 people were treated for malaria.

22 Juillet 2009
Comptes Rendus Récapitulatifs Dixième Revue Annuelle Des Programmes De Lutte Contre Le Trachome (PDF)
Comptes Rendus Recapitulatifs: Neuvieme Revue Annuelles Des Programmes De Lutte Contre Le Trachome Realises Avec L'Assistance Du Center Carter, 11-13 Février 2009.

July 22, 2009
Summary Proceedings: Tenth Annual Trachoma Control Program Review (PDF)
Topic: From Control to Elimination. Held at The Carter Center in Atlanta, GA, February 11 to February 13, 2009. Funded by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Lions Club International Foundation, and Pfizer Inc.(English)

Feb. 18, 2009
Women and Trachoma: Achieving gender equity in the implementation of SAFE (PDF)
This manual will provide anyone interested in increasing equality in use of eye care services in developing countries with the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure that trachoma control programs are gender-sensitive. While the focus of this manual is gender and trachoma, addressing gender equity in trachoma control has many collateral benefits in the broader health and development agenda.

2 Juin  2008
Comptes Rendus Recapitulatifs: Neuvieme Revue Annuelles Des Programmes De Lutte Contre Le Trachome (PDF)
Comptes Rendus Recapitulatifs: Neuvieme Revue Annuelles Des Programmes De Lutte Contre Le Trachome Realises Avec L'Assistance Du Center Carter, 11-13 Février 2008.

June 2, 2008
Summary Proceedings: Ninth Annual Trachoma Control Program Review (PDF)
Topic: Ensuring Implementation of the Full SAFE Strategy. Held at The Carter Center in Atlanta, GA, February 11 to February 13, 2008. Funded by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Lions Club International Foundation, and Pfizer Inc.(English)

June 29, 2007
Summary Proceedings: Eighth Annual Trachoma Control Program Review (PDF)
Topic – Ten Years after the Launch of GET 2020: "Where are we now?". Held at The Carter Center in Atlanta, GA, April 16 to April 18, 2007. Funded by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Lions Club International Foundation (English).

March 1, 2006
Summary Proceedings: Seventh Annual Trachoma Control Program Review (PDF)
Held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 23 to Feb. 25, 2006. Funded by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Lions Club International Foundation, and International Trachoma Initiative. 

Feb. 1, 2006
Mise en Oeuvre de la Strategie CHANCE dans la Lutte contre le Trachome (PDF)
Boîte à outils avec des interventions pour la promotion du nettoyage du visage et changement de l'environnement. Paul Emerson et Laura Frost, avec Robin Bailey et David Mabey.

Feb. 1, 2006
Implementing the SAFE Strategy for Trachoma Control (PDF)
A Toolbox of Interventions for Promoting Facial Cleanliness and Environmental Improvement. Paul Emerson and Laura Frost, with Robin Bailey and David Mabey.

Sept. 1, 2005
Executive Summary: Pit Latrines for all Households - The experience of Hulet Eju Enessie Woreda, Amhara National Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia (PDF)
Executive Summary: Pit Latrines for all Households - The experience of Hulet Eju Enessie Woreda, Amhara National Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia.

March 30, 2005
Summary Proceedings: Sixth Annual Trachoma Control Program Review (PDF)
Held at The Carter Center, Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 28 to March 2, 2005. Funded by Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Lions Club International Foundation, and International Trachoma Initiative.  

March 5, 2004
Fifth Annual Program Review of Carter Center-Assisted Trachoma Control Programs (PDF)
Summary Proceedings: Fifth Annual Program Review of Carter Center-Assisted Trachoma Control Programs, March 4-5, 2004(English).

Feb. 25, 2003
Fourth Annual Program Review of Carter Center-Assisted Trachoma Control Programs (PDF)
Summary Proceedings: Fourth Annual Program Review of Carter Center-Assisted Trachoma Control Programs, Feb. 24-25, 2003(English).

March 12, 2002
Third Annual Program Review of Carter Center-Assisted Trachoma Control Programs (PDF)
Summary Proceedings: Third Annual Program Review of Carter Center-Assisted Trachoma Control Programs, Mar. 11-12, 2002 (English).

March 12, 2002
Comptes Rendus Recapitulatifs: Troisieme Revue Annuelle Des Programmes De Lutte Contre Le Trachome Realises Avec L'Assistance Du Center Carter (PDF)
Comptes Rendus Recapitulatifs: Troisieme Revue Annuelle Des Programmes De Lutte Contre Le Trachome Realises Avec L'Assistance Du Center Carter, 11-12 Mars 2002(French).

March 2, 2001
Second Annual Program Review of Carter Center-Assisted Trachoma Control Program (PDF)
Summary Proceedings: Second Annual Program Review of Carter Center-Assisted Trachoma Control Programs, Mar. 1-2, 2001, The Carter Center (English).