News and notices. Comm Eye Health Vol. 12 No. 32 1999. December 01, 1999

Trachoma educational resources

Slides and Handbook Set

TRACHOMA
Updated in 1999 to include SAFE strategy
English only

Details available from: INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE, I.C.E.H., 11-43 BATH STREET, LONDON EC1V 9EL, UK

Handout for Primary Care Level
FOLHETO INFORMATIVO TRACOMA
Portuguese only
Manual for Secondary Level
MANUAL DE VIGILANCIA EPIDEMIOLOGICATRACOMA-NORMAS E INSTRUCOES

Portuguese only

Details available from: SERVICIO DE OFTALMOLOGIA SANITARIA, AVENIDA DR.ARNALDO, 351-6 ANDATR, SAO PAULO-SP, CEP 01046 – 00, BRAZIL

Interactive Tutorial of 4 Hours Duration in CD ROM format – for Medical Students, Teachers, Researchers and all Healthcare Professionals

TRACHOMA
English only

Details available from: CAB INTERNATIONAL, WALLINGFORD, OXON, OX10 8DE, UK

E-mail Newsletter – for all those concerned with the elimination of trachoma
TRACHOMA MATTERS
English only

Available via e-mail only. To subscribe please send an e-mail to
[email protected]

Earlier Journal on Trachoma
J COMM EYE HEALTH 1994; 7: 17-32

English only

(See page 54 for details)

Illustrated Manual – for district health workers focusing on the SAFE strategy
ACHIEVING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR TRACHOMA CONTROL

English only

Illustrated Manual – for use in the training of eye surgeons, physicians, surgical nurses and other health workers to perform corrective surgery
TRICHIASIS SURGERY FOR TRACHOMA

English only

Manual with Colour Slides – for use in training health workers to perform a simplified epidemiological assessment
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LEVEL MANAGEMENT OF TRACHOMA

English only

TRACHOMA GRADING CARD
Illustrated, double sided card – explains a simplified grading system for recognising Trachoma
English only

Videotapes – highlighting control strategies for Trachoma
1. TRACHOMA: A MODERN APPROACH TO AN ANCIENT PROBLEM
2. DAMAGE CONTROL: TRICHIASIS SURGERY FOR THE PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS

English, French and Swahili

Details available from: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTION AND SALES, AVENUE APPIA, 1211 GENEVA 27, SWITZERLAND, 63

Update 24 June 2013: The Trachoma teaching set is available online.

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