Trachoma Control Program
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The Trachoma Control Program is a Carter Center initiative focused on eliminating trachoma, a leading cause of preventable blindness, through community-based treatment, surgery, hygiene promotion, and environmental improvements.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carter Center initiative
→
neglected tropical disease control program → public health program → |
| addresses | leading cause of preventable blindness from infectious disease → |
| aimsTo |
prevent blindness from trachoma
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reduce incidence of trachomatous trichiasis → reduce transmission of Chlamydia trachomatis → |
| alignedWith |
World Health Organization trachoma elimination goals
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global neglected tropical disease roadmap → |
| associatedWith |
Carter Center
→
surface form: "Carter Center Health Programs"
Jimmy Carter → |
| contributesTo | reduction of trachoma-related blindness → |
| educates |
community members about eye health
→
schoolchildren on facial cleanliness → |
| focusesOn |
control of neglected tropical diseases
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prevention of blindness → |
| foundedBy |
Carter Center
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surface form: "The Carter Center"
|
| hasGoal | elimination of trachoma as a public health problem → |
| hasMethod |
distribution of antibiotics
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environmental improvements to reduce fly breeding → hygiene promotion campaigns → surgery for advanced trachoma → |
| implementsStrategy | SAFE strategy → |
| includesComponent |
Antibiotic treatment
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Environmental improvement → Facial cleanliness promotion → Surgery for trichiasis → |
| monitors |
trachoma prevalence
→
treatment coverage → |
| promotes |
environmental sanitation
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facial cleanliness → improved hygiene practices → |
| sponsoredBy |
Carter Center
→
surface form: "The Carter Center"
|
| targetsDisease | trachoma → |
| typeOf |
community health program
→
disease elimination program → |
| usesApproach |
community-based approach
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evidence-based public health → |
| usesIntervention |
behavior change communication
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community-based treatment → health education → latrine promotion → mass drug administration → water, sanitation, and hygiene improvement → |
| worksIn | endemic communities → |
| worksWith |
international partners
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local health workers → ministries of health → |
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