Monitoring 2007 Trachoma Control Project Activities across 10 Project Provinces

Project Overview

• Field: Communicable Disease Prevention
• Duration: 09/2007 – 12/2007
• Funder/client: International Trachoma Initiative (ITI)
• Implementing agency: Center for Environmental and Health Studies (CEHS)
• Location: 10 provinces: Hà Tĩnh, Nghệ An, Thanh Hóa, Hà Giang, Yên Bái, Hòa Bình, Hưng Yên, Hải Dương, Thái Bình and Hà Tây

Introduction

As Vietnam intensified control and progressed toward elimination of trachoma, core activities focused on disease-prevention communication, detection and treatment of active trachoma, and trichiasis surgery for patients at risk of vision loss or blindness. This work package monitored implementation of 2007 trachoma control activities across 10 project provinces, tracking progress and actual implementation status and consolidating information for program management.

CEHS's Role

CEHS directly monitored project activities in its assigned areas. Under the contract, CEHS conducted field tracking, collected reported data from localities, consolidated information, and developed the monitoring results report for the client. CEHS also tracked implementation of communication activities, active trachoma screening and treatment, and trichiasis surgery in project provinces.

Key Activities

• Monitoring health education communication activities on trachoma control in project provinces.
• Monitoring active trachoma detection and treatment activities in localities.
• Monitoring trichiasis surgery activities under the trachoma control program.
• Collecting reported data from project provinces and reviewing actual field implementation.
• Consolidating monitoring results and developing the report for the client.

Key Results

• Completed 2007 trachoma control program monitoring across 10 project provinces per the contract scope.
• Collected and consolidated information on communication, active trachoma detection/treatment, and trichiasis surgery activities in localities.
• Provided monitoring reports to track progress and implementation quality at the provincial and local levels.
• Helped strengthen practical evidence for management, coordination and refinement of trachoma control activities within the program.