Congratulations to both Mauritania and Papua New Guinea, as both countries have now been validated by WHO as having eliminated the eye disease trachoma as a public health problem! We’re proud to be part of #Tropical Data, a partnership that has supported 32 trachoma surveys in Mauritania, and trachoma research in Papua New Guinea. If you'd like to find out more about how Tropical Data is helping countries across the world to eliminate trachoma, please visit our website below. https://www.tropicaldata.org/ (fb)

📊 A major clinical trial across 19 U.S. hospitals found that darbepoetin lowers blood transfusion needs in extremely preterm infants—but does not enhance cognitive outcomes. Our researchers served as the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for the trial, with Abhik Das, Ph.D., Distinguished Fellow, serving as principal investigator and Sylvia Tan as senior statistician. Learn more: https://ow.ly/rzuN50VVBMV (fb)