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Integration of eye health into primary care services in Tanzania: a qualitative investigation of experiences in two districts.

Emma JolleyMilka MafwiriJoanna HunterElena Schmidt
Published in: BMC health services research (2017)
Although training of primary health workers is useful, it is recognised that is not sufficient to address the burden of eye health disease present in rural communities in Tanzania. It is likely that broader engagement with the general health system, and most likely with the private sector, will be necessary to improve the coverage of eye health care to remote and poor communities such as those in Morogoro. Further investment is needed to develop innovative approaches to delivering eye health services, including preventative, curative and rehabilitative services.
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