Progress Towards Elimination of Trachoma in Kenya 2017-2020.

D IlakoS MwathaBarasa E WanyamaM GichangiJ BoreR ButcherA BakhtiariS BoydR WillisA W SolomonT WatituD ChelangaP NyakundiEmma Michèle Harding-EschS H Matendechero

Published in: Ophthalmic epidemiology (2024)

Kenya has made excellent progress towards elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. However, there is more work to do. Between one and three rounds of antibiotic mass drug administration are required in 11 EUs. Sustained investment in surgical provision, continued TT case-finding, promotion of facial cleanliness and environmental improvement are required throughout the surveyed area.

Keyphrases

drug administration
public health
palliative care
soft tissue
risk assessment
fine needle aspiration