Eliminating Trachoma with the Help of GIS Technology

from Healthcare IT Today Interviews · host John Lynn

Trachoma remains the world’s leading infectious causes of blindness, yet for decades we have had the antibiotics to treat it. Sightsavers is an international charity dedicated to preventing avoidable blindness and is working in Africa and Asia to eradicate this disease. Their programs are having a significant positive impact. A key to their success is effective use of GIS technology to track and manage both the disease and treatment coverage.    We sat down with Andy Tate, Senior (NTD) Data and Reporting Advisor at Sightsavers to learn more about their work and how they are leveraging GIS technology from Esri.   Learn more about Sightsavers: https://www.sightsavers.org/  Learn more about Esri: https://esri.com/health  Find more great health IT content: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

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Trachoma remains the world’s leading infectious causes of blindness, yet for decades we have had the antibiotics to treat it. Sightsavers is an international charity dedicated to preventing avoidable blindness and is working in Africa and Asia to eradicate this disease. Their programs are having a significant positive impact. A key to their success is effective use of GIS technology to track and manage both the disease and treatment coverage. We sat down with Andy Tate, Senior (NTD) Data and Reporting Advisor at Sightsavers to learn more about their work and how they are leveraging GIS technology from Esri. Learn more about Sightsavers: https://www.sightsavers.org/ Learn more about Esri: https://esri.com/health Find more great health IT content: https://www.healthcareittoday.com/

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