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A key component of elimination is to reduce the number of unmanaged trachomatous trichiasis cases to less than 1 per 1,000 population in affected ... more
Surveys are needed to guide trachoma control efforts in Mozambique, with WHO guidelines for intervention based on the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation–follicular (TF) in children aged 1–9 ... more
These standard operating procedures are intended to be used when a Member State wishes to request validation of national elimination of trachoma as ... more
The World Health Organization (WHO) endorses the use of population-based prevalence surveys for estimating the prevalence of trachoma. In general, the prevalence of TF in children aged 1–9 years and the prevalence of TT in adults aged ≥ 15 years ... more
The World Health Organization (WHO) endorses the use of population-based prevalence surveys for estimating the prevalence of trachoma. In general, the prevalence of TF in children aged 1–9 years and the prevalence of TT in adults aged ≥ 15 years ... more
The Fifty-first World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA51.11 in 1998, which targets the global elimination of trachoma as a public health problem by 2020 (1). The strategy recommended to achi ... more
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness (2). It is characterized by repeated conjunctival infection with particular strains of Chlamydia trachomatis. This scars the conjunctivae and, in some cases, leads ... more
The second edition of the Women and Trachoma: Achieving Gender Equity in the Implementation of SAFE manual provides an updated resource for realistically increasing, improving, and supporting gender representation within ... more
Trachoma causes more vision loss and blindness than any other infection in the world. This disease is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. Other variants or strains of these bacteria can cause a sexually transmitted infection (chlamydia) and di ... more
COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH JOURNAL | VOLUME 33 | NUMBER 110 | 2020
3rd edition
ICTC’s 2022-2030 strategic plan spans the critical period running to the end of 2030, the year by which we are striving to achieve the elimination of tr ... more
Weekly epidemiological record 18 July 2025 This report summarizes application of the SAFE strategy against trachoma during 2024. It includes estimates of the global population at risk of trachoma b ... more
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, ... more
Weekly Epidemiological Record. This report summarizes application of the SAFE strategy against trachoma during 2023. It includes estimates of the global population at risk of trachoma blindness base ... more

Trachoma Control a Guide for Programme Managers

Solomon, A.W.; M. Zondervan, H. Kuper, WHO, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and the International Trachoma Initiative (2006) C_WHO
This guide has been written for managers of national and district trachoma control programmes. It sets out, step-by-step, what is needed to assess the magnitude and extent of the ... more
This manual provides a framework for morbidity management and disability prevention of patients affected by NIDs and gives specific guidance for the proper care of patients suffering from chronic conditions caused by lymphatic filariasis, leprosy, trachoma ... more
How to successfully apply for, administer, and manage the Zithromax® donation for trachoma elimination
Countries, partners, and donors are committed to the global elimination of blinding trachoma by 2020. Achieving this public health milestone requires more than funding; it requires health personnel ... more
This toolkit for integrated vector management (IVM) is designed to help national and regional programme managers coordinate across sectors to design and run large IVM programmes.
The toolkit pr ... more