2012 YEAR IN REVIEW  ITI is proud to have worked this year on a range of innovations that are having real impact in the prevention and treatment of trachoma and other NTDs worldwide, including: |
 Managing the distribution of 45 million Zithromax® treatments for the elimination of blinding trachoma in 19 countries, and expanded distribution of Zithromax® treatments to Guinea, Mozambique and Zambia. In addition, ITI received approval to provide the Pfizer-donated antibiotic to two new countries in 2013--Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad. Details here.
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 Joining the Global Trachoma Mapping Consortium that over the next three years, with the support of a significant grant from the British government, will complete surveying over 30 of the world's poorest countries to identify where people live at risk of going blind from trachoma. Read about it here. |
 Developing a mobile application for smart phones and tablets to record trachoma mapping data. This data, which shows the areas where trachoma is prevalent, will be published and made available through open access on the ITI-managed Trachoma Atlas at trachomaatlas.org. Read about the mobile app here.
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Streamlining the supply chain for Zithromax® by shipping bottles with 500 tablets, which are easier to transport and take up less shelf space than the previous 30-tablet bottles. The new, larger bottles cost less to move from central medical stores to remote villages where they are distributed. Details here.
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Hiring a coordinator for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), in collaboration with the Task Force for Global Health's Children Without Worms program and Emory University's Center for Global Safe Water. This staff member helped to foster joint efforts by the WASH and NTD sectors to protect families from trachoma and other NTDs. Details here.
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Conducting media and advocacy training workshops for Ministry of Health officials and NGOs in Uganda. ITI also trained journalists about their country's Master Plan for Neglected Tropical Diseases and arranged field visits so journalists could see first hand and report on the impact of NTDs on the daily lives of Ugandans. Read about it here.
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We are grateful to our international and in-country partners who helped make these accomplishments possible and look forward to our continued work together in 2013.
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