Global Trachoma Mapping Project
Details of the organization
Name *
Sightsavers
Country *
United Kingdom
Website (URL)
http://www.sightsavers.net
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Global Trachoma Mapping Project
Title acronym
GTMP
Description *
The Global Trachoma Mapping Project aims to find out where in the world the blinding disease trachoma is most prevalent, so we can focus treatment where it's needed the most and meet the World Health Organization goal of eliminating the disease by 2020. By continually updating this atlas to reflect the changing burden of trachoma will allow for changing administrative boundaries and help provide a flexible approach in calculating district-level estimates of disease burden. The aim of the mapping project is two-fold: (i) to provide district-level prevalence maps of the current distribution of trachoma for all implementation partners, and (ii) to collate and geolocate disaggregated estimates of trachoma by survey cluster for operational research purposes.
Project website
http://www.sightsavers.net/our_work/how_we_work/partnership/18687.html
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Countries of implementation
Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Solomon Islands, Yemen
Status *
Fully implemented and active
from 01/12/2012
Partners
International Coalition for Trachoma Control, African Medical and Research Foundation, CBM, Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology, Fred Hollows Foundation, Helen Keller International, International Trachoma Initiative, Johns Hopkins University, Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, Light for the World, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Mission to save the Helpless, Orbis, Organisation pour la Prévention de la Cécité, Sightsavers, The Carter Center Funder: UK Department of International Development
eHealth information
Target beneficiary groups *
Adolescent
Adult
Children between 5 and 12
Children under 5
Elderly
New born
Pregnant women
Target user groups *
Community health worker
Physician
Ministries of Health
Health topics addressed *
Patient safety
infectious diseases, neglected tropical disease (NTD)
Diseases addressed *
Trachoma
eHealth applications *
Access to information and services
Data collection
Decision support systems
Diagnostic and treatment support
Disease surveillance
Geographic information system
Health Information Systems (HIS)
Healthcare management
Patient monitoring
ICT infrastructure *
Satellite
Wired network
Wireless network
Equipment and devices *
Computers / Servers / Tablets
Sensors
Other technologies
GPS
Standards
None
Programme evaluation *
This project is evaluated?
No