Working alongside countries, partners, and communities, we are committed to eliminating trachoma and advancing child survival through trusted stewardship of donated medicines and data-driven action. Together, we help protect sight, save lives, and strengthen health systems for the long term.

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Our mission

For more than 25 years, the International Trachoma Initiative (ITI), a program of the Task Force for Global Health, has worked as part of a global network of partners, health ministries, and communities to ensure life-saving donated medicines reach the people who need them most.

As a trusted steward of azithromycin donations, ITI brings together partners across countries and sectors to support the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem and to advance child survival. Through strong partnerships, country-led approaches, and a commitment to generating, sharing, and using high-quality data, ITI helps ensure medicines are delivered safely, equitably, and at the right time — earning trust at the community level and strengthening health systems for the long term.

Azithromycin Shipments

Track the reach and impact of the International Trachoma Initiative’s azithromycin donation program through key shipment metrics—highlighting cumulative treatments delivered since ITI's inception, progress shipped year to date, and targeted distributions for the current year. These figures provide an updated snapshot of how donated azithromycin continues to support global efforts to eliminate trachoma.

Progress in the Global Trachoma Program

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Mass Drug Administrations (MDAs)

38,805,840

Treatments of antibiotics shipped for trachoma in 2025

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Scaling Down

190.5 Million

People no longer requiring azithromycin for trachoma as of March 2026

Person being handed azithromycin doses during a Tanzania MDA
Global Impact

31

Countries validated for trachoma elimination to date.

Latest updates

Trachoma Atlas

For up-to-date data on disease prevalence and progress toward elimination

Screenshot of the trachoma atlas