Organizing the Review Conference for the Trachoma Control Project across 7 Project Provinces, 2002–2004 Phase

Project Overview

• Field: Communicable Disease Prevention
• Duration: 08 – 09/2005
• Funder/client: International Trachoma Initiative (ITI)
• Implementing agency: Center for Environmental and Health Studies (CEHS)
• Location: 7 project provinces in Vietnam; review conference held in Hà Nội

Introduction

The project organized a review conference for the trachoma control program across 7 project provinces following the 2002–2004 implementation phase. During this period, Vietnam and its partners intensified implementation of the SAFE strategy — surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness and environmental improvement — to control trachoma in areas where the disease remained endemic.

The review conference served to assess implementation results, share experience across provinces, consolidate lessons learned from the project phase, and provide a basis for shaping subsequent trachoma control activities in Vietnam.

CEHS's Role

CEHS directly organized the review conference with technical involvement from Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trịnh Hữu Vách and MSc. Nguyễn Như Toàn. CEHS was responsible for producing and printing the review materials, preparing conference content, coordinating the event in Hà Nội, and developing the post-conference results report.

Key Activities

• Drafting, producing and printing review materials for the trachoma control project's 2002–2004 phase.
• Organizing the project review conference in Hà Nội with stakeholders from 7 project provinces.
• Consolidating results, discussion input and lessons learned from project implementation.
• Developing the conference results report to support technical work and future planning.

Key Results

• Completed the review conference for the trachoma control project across 7 project provinces for the 2002–2004 phase.
• Systematized implementation results, lessons learned, and priority areas for continued trachoma control work.
• Created a forum for exchange among project provinces and stakeholders on the effectiveness of community trachoma control strategy implementation.
• Provided a review report to support monitoring, evaluation and planning of subsequent trachoma control program activities.