Pilot study of the use of community volunteers to distribute azithromycin for trachoma control in Ghana

Pilot study of the use of community volunteers to distribute azithromycin for trachoma control in Ghana

OBJECTIVE: To assess the skills of community health volunteers in diagnosing active trachoma and distributing azithromycin in the Northern Region of Ghana. METHODS: Six community health volunteers from Daboya were trained to diagnose trachoma and to treat the disease using azithromycin. They were al...

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Main Authors: Solomon Anthony W., Akudibillah Joseph, Abugri Peter, Hagan Maria, Foster Allen, Bailey Robin L., Mabey David C.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2001-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
trachoma/diagnosis
trachoma/drug therapy
azithromycin/therapeutic use
community health aides/education
Ghana
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862001000100004

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