Audio Journal of Global Health Issues: WHO Strategy Prevents Trachoma

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues: WHO Strategy Prevents Trachoma

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Jeremiah Ngondi, Cambridge University REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 589-95 A new investigation shows that trachoma (and resulting blindness) can be prevented by the World Health Organisation’s SA

Jeremiah Ngondi

Jeremiah Ngondi, Cambridge University

REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 589-95
A new investigation shows that trachoma (and resulting blindness) can be prevented by the World Health Organisation’s SAFE strategy, which involves surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness and environmental change, if this is applied effectively in endemic areas.Jeremiah Ngondiof Cambridge University told Derek Thorne about the findings of a cross-sectional study published in the Lancet.

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