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Dr. Thomas M. Lietman, MD, is the Ruth Lee and Phyllips Thygeson Distinguished Professor and Director of the Francis I. Proctor Foundation at UCSF. Join Dr. Lietman, IGHS Executive Director Jaime Sepulveda, and IGHS master's student Rachel Chung for an introduction to trachoma, followed by a discussion around four reasons why we may be able to eradicate it:  Remarkable effectiveness of mass azithromycin; secular trend; big data; collateral benefits of MDA-MORDOR results.  

Reception to follow. 

Check for live link on day of event at https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/event/ighs-grand-rounds-tom-lietman-md

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  • Robert Alan Mansfield
  • Elyse Berlinberg
  • Erika Wallender

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