Communicable Disease Prevention
Monitoring and Technical Support for the Trachoma Control Project across 14 Project Provinces
Monitoring and technical support for the trachoma control program across 14 provinces, funded by the General Department of Preventive Medicine and the International Trachoma Initiative (ITI).
Project Overview
- Field: Communicable Disease Prevention
- Duration: 01/2006 – 03/2006
- Funder: The International Trachoma Initiative (ITI)
- Implementing agency: Center for Environmental and Health Studies (CEHS)
- Location: 14 project provinces in Vietnam
Introduction
As Vietnam intensified trachoma control activities, monitoring and technical support played an important role in ensuring screening, medication distribution, treatment and communication activities followed technical guidance. This consulting package tracked implementation of trachoma control activities across 14 provinces while providing technical support to localities.
CEHS's Role
CEHS directly conducted monitoring and technical support in the project provinces. Under the contract, CEHS tracked field implementation of the project's technical activities, including screening, medication distribution and treatment, and provided technical support for the project's communication activities to help raise community awareness and improve trachoma control effectiveness.
Key Activities
- Monitoring trachoma screening activities in project provinces.
- Monitoring medication distribution and treatment activities under the trachoma control program.
- Tracking implementation of technical activities at the local level.
- Providing technical support for the project's trachoma control communication activities.
- Consolidating monitoring information and providing technical comments and recommendations for program management.
Key Results
- Completed monitoring and technical support for the trachoma control project across 14 provinces per the contract scope.
- Provided field information on the implementation of screening, medication distribution and treatment activities in localities.
- Helped strengthen the quality of communication activities in the trachoma control program.
- Helped strengthen monitoring, coordination and technical support for the trachoma control program in project provinces.