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Message from Dr. Danny Haddad, Director of ITI
As
the new Director of the International Trachoma Initiative, I want
to personally thank you for your continued interest in the work of ITI
and our partners around the world. At the beginning of this new period for ITI, I intend to develop a new path for cooperation and effective partnership with all who are aiming to reach our goal of eliminating blinding trachoma globally by the year 2020. ...full article
Charting A New Strategic Direction for ITI
"This expression of renewed partnership is most welcome."
- Dr. Silvio Mariotti, MD, Senior Medical Officer, WHO
In late 2008, as the International Trachoma Initiative finalized plans to merge into the Task Force for Global Health, leaders of both organizations created a strategic program review process to chart the future direction for a "new ITI." ...full article
New ITI Team
A
new leadership team is now in place at the International Trachoma
Initiative. The five-member team brings extensive experience in
trachoma and NTD control as well as management skills to build
effective collaborations with partners and to strengthen the supply
chain for delivering Pfizer-donated Zithromax in trachoma endemic
countries.
...full article
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Global Alliance Meeting
In July 2009, the World Health Organization Alliance for
the Global Elimination of Blinding Trachoma (GET 2020) will be meeting
in Geneva. ...full article
Ethiopia MalTra Week
In April 2009, ITI, the Carter Center, and the Lions Clubs of Ethiopia supported the Amhara National Regional State in the distribution of almost 4.5 million doses of Zithromax as part of an integrated week focusing on malaria and trachoma (known as MalTra week). MalTra week aims to distribute Zithromax and provide health education to more than 5 million people at-risk of blinding trachoma in Ethiopia.
...see recent news coverage of MalTra Week
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