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E-Newsletter Trachoma Matters

+ Treatment and Prevention of Malaria and Trachoma

   Reach 8 Million Ethiopians

An ambitious public health campaign using an integrated approach to combat malaria and trachoma in Ethiopia recently reached a new milestone in its innovative intervention strategy. ITI staff traveled with Pfizer representatives to participate in this inspiring effort by Amhara National Regional State (ANRS) and the Lions-Carter Center Sightfirst Initiative.

+ A New Database to Faciliate Zithromax Distribution and Forecasting

Over the past six months, ITI Staff in Atlanta, Georgia have been deeply involved in creating a new database to track and facilitate distribution of Zithromax. ITI interviewed Vivian Singletary, Supply Chain Manager.

+ Surgical Camps Bring New Sight and Hope to Rural Districts in Tanzania

From August to November 2009, ITI supported a series of mobile surgical "camps" that traveled into rural districts in Tanzania to perform outpatient eye surgeries and prevent sight loss of people suffering from blinding trachoma.

+ ITI's New Trachoma Expert Committee Meets for First Time

The newly-constituted Trachoma Expert Committee (TEC)--formed to provide ITI with advice and counsel on strategic, technical and operational issues--met for the first time in December 2009 at ITI headquarters at the Task Force for Global Health in Atlanta.

+ Nepal Stakeholders Chart Course for NTD Program

In December 2009, a planning meeting of stakeholders helped to chart a course to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Nepal.