[EQ] Global Atlas of Trachoma

Global Atlas of Trachoma

An open-access resource on the geographical distribution of trachoma

The Trachoma Atlas was created by several partners, including the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the International Trachoma Initiative and the Carter Center, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Data came from ministries of health and academic research in various countries.

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“….Trachoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. About 41 million people, mostly women and children, have active trachoma and need treatment. An estimated 8.2 million people have an advanced stage of the disease…

….Trachoma-endemic countries have established national trachoma control programs and are working toward the Global Elimination of Blinding Trachoma by 2020 (GET2020). International partners support these efforts.

Updated and publicly accessible country maps of the geographic distribution of trachoma will further this goal by providing information to sustain implementation efforts and prompt political will for action….”

The data trachoma atlas include:
•prevalence estimates of active trachoma and trichiasis from population-based prevalence surveys (PBPS)
•maps of district level data from PBPS and trachoma rapid assessment (TRA).

The country maps are expected to be used as:
• an information resource for all partners to highlight where additional surveys are needed and the current distribution of trachoma
• an advocacy tool to prompt political will and further support for implementation efforts
• a source of data for use in operational research……………”

 

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