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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.

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.

2 June 2008
Summary Proceedings: Ninth Annual Trachoma Control Program Review (PDF)
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)

29 June 2007
Summary Proceedings: Eighth Annual Trachoma Control Program Review (PDF)
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).

1 Mar 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. 

1 Feb 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.

1 Feb 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.

1 Sep 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.

30 Mar 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.  

5 Mar 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).

25 Feb 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).

12 Mar 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).

12 Mar 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).

2 Mar 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).