Name: Implementation Research Example on Trachoma
Uploaded: 2022-12-09
Duration: 3 min 19 s
Description: Esmael Habtamu Ali, Assistant Professor, LSHTM, UK; Bahirdar University, Ethiopia; Co-founder and Executive Director, Eyu -Ethiopia.

Esmael Habtamu Ali, Assistant Professor, LSHTM, UK; Bahirdar University, Ethiopia; Co-founder and Executive Director, Eyu -Ethiopia. 

Scene 1

Esmael   Habtamu  Ali,  Assistant Professor, LSHTM, UK;  Bahirdar  University, Ethiopia; Co-founder and Executive Director,  Eyu -Ethiopia

Implementation Research Example on Trachoma

Text

Description automatically generated with low confidence

Trachoma. One of the most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). 

Scene 2

One of the most common neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

Leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide

Caused by ocular infection with the bacterial Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct)

The WHO SAFE Strategy: Surgery, Antibiotic, Facial Cleanliness and Environmental Improvement

Effective in eliminating trachoma as a public health problem in many settings

Limited Facial Cleanliness (F) and Environmental Improvement (E) practices

By the end of this module, you will be able to:. . 

Scene 3

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

Understand the application of “Promise and Problem” in IR within the context of Trachoma

and its elimination strategies (Chapter 1)

Understand the application of “Living the Promise” in IR within the context of improving the F&E

Chapter 1: Promise and Problem. Chapter 2: Living up to the Promise. 

Scene 4

Chapter 1: Promise and Problem. The application of “Promise and Problem” in IR Within the context of trachoma and its elimination strategies Learning Objectives: Understand the Trachoma magnitude and transmission - both global and Ethiopia context Identify the implementation problem in the SAFE strategy of Trachoma control in the Ethiopia context. 

Scene 5

The application of “Promise and Problem” in IR Within the context of trachoma and its elimination strategies  Learning Objectives: Understand the Trachoma magnitude and transmission  - both global and Ethiopia context  Identify the implementation problem in the SAFE strategy of Trachoma control in the Ethiopia context

Normal upper tarsal conjunctiva. Close up of a person s tongue Description automatically generated with medium confidence. 

Scene 6

Trachomatous inflammation  - follicular “TF”

A close up of a person s lips Description automatically generated with low confidence

Trachomatous inflammation  - intense  “TI”

A picture containing indoor plastic close dessert Description automatically generated

Close up of a person s tongue Description automatically generated with medium confidence

Tarsal conjunctival scarring: “TS”. Close up of a person s mouth Description automatically generated with medium confidence. 

Scene 7

Close up of a person s mouth Description automatically generated with medium confidence

Close up of a person s eye Description automatically generated

Hyperendemic in many of the poorest and most remote rural areas in 42 countries. 

Scene 8

Hyperendemic in many of the poorest and most remote rural areas in 42 countries

125 million people in 1649 districts (active trachoma ≥5% and the blinding stage of trachoma >0.2%)

1.7 million people with the blinding stage of trachoma

Prevalent in developing and marginalised communities where:

access to clean water, sanitation & healthcare are limited

Status Of of as a 2m
Map I
Carle Situation de relimination du trachome en tant que santé publique,2022
WHO - OMS
of (NIDI.
CVS
— On sait que des interventions
to rot to haw — On pen Se
w'il n'est pas necessaire I"éliminaticn est
having elimimt«i- l'8iminatim
Countries VAdated as having
eliminated trachoma as a p•Mic
health problem: —
quels le a éliminé
en tant que probleme de santé
Chiru — Chirs•
Blamic of Iran —
ROu-blique d'Iran
— Ganbia -
— Lao hople•s ReptBIic
— Revublique démocratique
Myan
— Népal
8
to interventions —
Not oplicaUe — Sans obiet
and this map •S Of Ot 'With
Orizatk*l concern +4 tt-w "a I status of any cmjntry terricry ot Mea ot is
the maps fu O Health A1 - Les limites
n 'nplg»ntde de
f' tens LB ligmen (Utes O 2021

Contact. Personal factors:. Poor hygiene. Infected Child. 

Scene 9

Surgery to treat the blinding stage of the disease. 

Scene 10

Surgery
to treat the
blinding stage
of the disease

Antibiotics
Co clear
infection
(donated by
Pfizer)

Facial
cleanliness
and hand hygiéne
td help reduce
ransmission

Enyironmental
im rovement
or access t
wa er and
sa itatio