01692nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653002100133653002800154653000900182653000800191653001200199653001300211653001500224100001500239700001100254700001300265700001500278700001300293700001300306700001200319245009900331856009300430300001400523490000700537520080900544022002501353       2023                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aGeneral Medicine10aHealth (social science)10adata10aHSS10asystems10aTrachoma10aTrichiasis1 aBartlett S1 aNgom B1 aOlobio N1 aBadiane MD1 aTarboh G1 aDiagne A1 aNwosu C00aImproving data use in trachomatous trichiasis programmes: operationalisation of the TT Tracker  uhttps://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article-pdf/15/Supplement_2/ii73/53979144/ihad057.pdf  aii73-ii760 v153 a<p>Trachoma is a disease of the eye and the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Years of repeated infections can cause in-turning of the lashes so that they rub against the eyeball, causing pain, discomfort and, if left untreated, blindness. This is known as trachomatous trichiasis (TT) and can be remedied by surgery. To improve oversight and reporting of TT outreach, Sightsavers developed a mobile phone application called the TT Tracker so that TT surgeons, assistants and supervisors can collect and analyse information about surgical outcomes and performance and determine when and where follow-up appointments are required. The TT Tracker is being used by seven national programmes. Examples of use and programme improvements from Nigeria, Benin and Senegal are discussed here.</p>
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