The SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020: will it work?
WHO has recently launched a programme (GET 2020) for the elimination of trachoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness. GET 2020 has adopted the SAFE strategy, a comprehensive set of control measures (Surgery for entropion/ trichiasis; Antibiotics for infectious trachoma; Facial cleanliness to...
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| description | WHO has recently launched a programme (GET 2020) for the elimination of trachoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness. GET 2020 has adopted the SAFE strategy, a comprehensive set of control measures (Surgery for entropion/ trichiasis; Antibiotics for infectious trachoma; Facial cleanliness to reduce transmission; Environmental improvements such as control of disease-spreading flies and access to clean water). The present article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of each component of the strategy. Although significant hurdles remain to be overcome there is every reason to hope that GET 2020 will be successful. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06ccd860d7d34fb3b102cc85a4d3bcac2024-03-02T02:22:28ZengThe World Health OrganizationBulletin of the World Health Organization0042-968679323323610.1590/S0042-96862001000300012S0042-96862001000300012The SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020: will it work?Robin Bailey0Tom Lietman1Research Council LaboratoriesUniversity of CaliforniaWHO has recently launched a programme (GET 2020) for the elimination of trachoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness. GET 2020 has adopted the SAFE strategy, a comprehensive set of control measures (Surgery for entropion/ trichiasis; Antibiotics for infectious trachoma; Facial cleanliness to reduce transmission; Environmental improvements such as control of disease-spreading flies and access to clean water). The present article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of each component of the strategy. Although significant hurdles remain to be overcome there is every reason to hope that GET 2020 will be successful.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001000300012&lng=en&tlng=entracomatracomatracomaglándulas meibomianasazitromicinahigienesalud ambiental |
| spellingShingle | Robin Bailey Tom Lietman The SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020: will it work? Bulletin of the World Health Organization tracoma tracoma tracoma glándulas meibomianas azitromicina higiene salud ambiental |
| title | The SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020: will it work? |
| title_full | The SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020: will it work? |
| title_fullStr | The SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020: will it work? |
| title_full_unstemmed | The SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020: will it work? |
| title_short | The SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020: will it work? |
| title_sort | safe strategy for the elimination of trachoma by 2020 will it work |
| topic | tracoma tracoma tracoma glándulas meibomianas azitromicina higiene salud ambiental |
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