Operational adaptations of the trachoma pre-validation surveillance strategy employed in Ghana: a qualitative assessment of successes and challenges

Operational adaptations of the trachoma pre-validation surveillance strategy employed in Ghana: a qualitative assessment of successes and challenges

Abstract 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 pape...

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Main Authors: Laura Senyonjo, Agatha Aboe, Robin Bailey, David Agyemang, Benjamin Marfo, Seth Wanye, Elena Schmidt, James Addy, Karl Blanchet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Trachoma
Pre-validation
Surveillance
Elimination
Case-finding
Surveillance strategy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-019-0585-x

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