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Welcome to Trachoma Matters, the quarterly e-newsletter of the International Trachoma Initiative (ITI). The International Trachoma Initiative is dedicated to the elimination of blinding trachoma, the world's leading cause of preventable blindness.
FROM THE FIELD
Ethiopia: Program Expands Partners and Reach
logoIndigenous non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Ethiopia are proving to be important and effective partners with the International Trachoma Initiative  ...more
Trachoma World Sight Celebrations

sight dayWorld Sight Day is held annually on the second Thursday of October to draw attention to avoidable blindness and visual impairment  ...more    
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 HIGHLIGHTS
Photos from the Field: Ethiopia and Tanzania
Nigerian girls swallows Zithromax.
 

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Gurage Zone in Ethiopia and the Manyoni District in Tanzania where International Trachoma Initiative is working with communities suffering from blinding trachoma.
INTRODUCING NEW ITI STAFF
Dr. Adam Zayan joins the International Trachoma Initiative as Chief Program Officer.... more
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Photo credits © 2007 ITI: S. Pelletreau, ITI