The Launch of Tropical Data

The Launch of Tropical Data

Tropical Data, an initiative led by the World Health Organization, is being launched today. Tropical Data provides an end-to-end epidemiological survey support service – from planning and protocol development to training, data processing, health ministry review and approval, and through to application of the survey outputs – to assist national neglected tropical disease programmes. Initially, Tropical Data will focus on supporting trachoma prevalence surveys, but discussions to broaden its remit are already under way.

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