Fondation Bouamatou

Trachoma control

Trachoma 2004

1- Distribution area: Wilayas of Tagant   2- Organization: 12 frontal teams, 2 absentee sweep teams, 1 awareness team, 1 supervisory team, 16 vehicles involved.   3-...

Trachoma 2005 / 2006

Stage 1   1- Distribution area: Wilayas of Tagant and Adrar   2- Organization: Intervention by a brigade of 17 teams   3- Results: Target population of Tagant: 79,45...

Trachoma 2007

1- Distribution area: the Moughatas of Tamachakett, Kankossa, Boumdeid, Guerou, Maghama the Wilayas of Trarza except Keur Macéne   2- Distribution system: 18 frontlin...

Trachoma 2008

1- Distribution area: the Moughataas of Tamchekett, Maghama, Rkiz, Chinguitty, Aoujeft the Wilayas of Adrar, Gorgol, Hodh El Gharbi, and Trarza   2- Distribution system...

Impact Survey 2009

A survey on the impact of blinding trachoma was conducted by the Bouamatou Foundation in the five wilayas Hodh el Gharbi, Assaba, Gorgol, Brakna, and Trarza during the pe...

Trachoma Mali 2009

Trachoma is a public health problem in our country. Worldwide, this disease is the 2nd leading cause of blindness after cataracts. In Mali, there are more than 150,000...

Trachoma Niger 2009

In Niamey, on January 14, 2009, under the high patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Public Health, the activities of the Bouamatou project for Trichiasis surgery i...

Trachoma 2009

1- Distribution area: the Moughatas of Chinguitty, Aoujeft, Boumdeid and Riyadh   2- Distribution setup: 10 front-line teams 1 logistics and communications team 1 swee...

Fighting trachoma, how?

The Bouamatou Foundation, through its campaigns to fight against Trachoma, travels across Mauritania and sub-regions. It conducts prevalence and impact surveys in order t...