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Operational adaptations of the trachoma pre-validation surveillance strategy employed in Ghana: a qualitative assessment of successes and challenges
BACKGROUND: In 2009 Ghana began to design a trachoma pre-validation surveillance plan, based on then-current WHO recommendations. The plan aimed to identify active trachoma resurgence and identify and manage trichiasis cases, through both active and passive surveillance approaches. This paper outlin...
Autores principales: | Senyonjo, Laura, Aboe, Agatha, Bailey, Robin, Agyemang, David, Marfo, Benjamin, Wanye, Seth, Schmidt, Elena, Addy, James, Blanchet, Karl |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6712645/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31455431 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0585-x |
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