International League for the Campaign Against Trachoma

International League for the Campaign Against Trachoma, Organisation Internationale de la Lutte Contre le Trachome
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Founded: 1930
Sources: HB 1931, HB 1936, HB 1938

Officers

Executive committee elected by the delegates. (HB 1931) Direction : Composition du Comité exécutif : (HB 1936)

Seats

Members in these countries

Ophthalmological organisations, also individual members. (HB 1931) Organisations ophtalmologiques, ainsi que des membres individuels. (HB 1936)
Argentina (since 1931) , Austria (since 1931) , Belgium (since 1931) , Bulgaria (since 1931) , China (since 1931) , Czechoslovakia (since 1931) , Denmark (since 1931) , Egypt (since 1931) , Estonia (since 1931) , Finland (since 1931) , France (since 1931) , Germany (since 1931) , Greece (since 1931) , Hungary (since 1931) , Irish Free State (since 1931) , Italy (since 1931) , Japan (since 1931) , Lithuania (since 1931) , Mexico (since 1931) , Netherlands (since 1931) , Norway (since 1931) , Poland (since 1931) , Portugal (since 1931) , Romania (since 1931) , Russia (1931-1936) , Spain (since 1931) , Sweden (since 1931) , Switzerland (since 1931) , Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (since 1936) , United Kingdom (since 1931) , United States of America (since 1931) , Yugoslavia (since 1931) ,

Congresses

Object

To encourage co-operation between the various bodies dealing with trachoma; to work with international public health organisations to promote research on trachoma; to suggest appropriate legislative action. (HB 1931) Favoriser la collaboration des diverses organisations qui combattent le trachome; travailler avec les organisations internationales de l'hygiène publique; provoquer des enquêtes sur le trachome; organiser des conférences pour consolider les bases scientifiques de la lutte contre le trachome. (HB 1936) To encourage co-operation between the various organisations dealing with trachoma; to work with international public health organisations; to promote research in the matter of trachoma; to organise conferences to consolidate the scientific bases of the campaign against trachoma. (HB 1938)

Finances

Subscriptions from members, subsidies from Governments and other contributions. (HB 1931) Cotisations des membres et des organisations; allocations d'Etats et d'autres autorités publiques; dons. (HB 1936) Subscriptions from members and organisations, subsidies from Governments and from other public bodies, donations. (HB 1938)

General facts

The League was founded on the initiative of the thirteenth International of Ophthalmology in Amsterdam in September 1929. The next General Assembly will be held at the same time as the fourteenth International Ophthalmology Congres in Madrid 1933. (HB 1931) Dans le but de rendre plus efficace la lutte contre le trachome, il a été décidé de constituer une organisation internationale à l'occasion du treizième congrès international d'ophtalmologie tenu à Amsterdam en 1929. Les statuts de l'organisation ont été établis à l'assemblée qui se tint à Genève en 1930. Le Comité exécutif a tenu une session à Madrid en 1933, à l'occasion du quatorzième congrès international d'ophtalmologie et une à Paris en 1934 avec l'Association internationale de la prophylaxie de la cécité. Une assemblée des délégués s'est tenue à Londres en avril 1935. (HB 1936) With the object of furthering the campaign against trachoma, it was decided to constitute an international organisation on the occasion of the thirteenth International Ophthalmological Congress held at Amsterdam in 1929. The statutes of the organisation were established at the Assembly held at Geneva in 1930. The Executive Committee held a session at Madrid in 1933 on the occasion of the Fourteenth International Ophthalmological Congress, and also at Paris in 1934 in connection with the International Association for Prevention of Blindness. An Assembly of delegates was held in London in April 1935. (HB 1938)

Activities

Conferences, investigations, scientific reports. (HB 1931) Conférences, enquêtes, rapports scientifiques. (HB 1936)

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