| Methodologies |
(1) To produce guidelines for when to use each of the current protocols for determining the need for intervention against trachoma, i.e., (a) at district level (trachoma rapid assessment,39 population-based prevalence surveys,2 and integrated threshold mapping19). (b) at larger-than-district level (trachoma rapid assessment,39 population-based prevalence surveys,2 and integrated threshold mapping19). (2) To review current indicators and protocols for collecting data on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) variables, and see to what extent they could be practically integrated with the protocols considered in (1). |
| Prioritization |
(1) Prioritize countries for baseline trachoma mapping. (2) Prioritize (in collaboration with in-country opinion leaders and other stakeholders) districts for baseline trachoma mapping within each country. (3) Identify opportunities to coordinate with other mapping efforts. |
| Tools |
(1) Review available systems for data collection, validation, storage, analysis and sharing in projects originating with fieldwork conducted in rural communities of developing countries. (2) Recommend (to the Advisory Committee) the most appropriate systems for use in baseline trachoma mapping, bearing in mind the separate needs of mapping efforts that collect: (a) data relevant only to trachoma control, (b) data relevant to control of trachoma and other endemic diseases, and (c) data relevant to control of one or more endemic diseases and WASH programs. |
| Training |
(1) Review current systems and materials for training teams to undertake protocols that estimate the need for intervention against trachoma, including those in which such estimates are collected at the same time as estimates of the prevalence of other endemic diseases and/or WASH variables. (2) Review current systems and materials for training the trainers who will train the teams described in (1), including materials to develop trainers' training skills. (3) Recommend (to the Advisory Committee) the most appropriate training methods for use in baseline trachoma mapping, bearing in mind the separate training needs of mapping efforts that collect: (a) data relevant only to trachoma control, (b) data relevant to control of trachoma and other endemic diseases, and (c) data relevant to control of one or more endemic diseases and WASH programs. |
