The elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Togo: Successes and challenges.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As of May 2022, 15 countries have declared that they have reached their trachoma elimination targets, but only 13 of them, including Togo, have been validated by the World Health Organization as having eliminated the disease as a public health problem. The aim of this study was to describe the broad interventions that have supported the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Togo from its inception in 2006 to the validation of its elimination in 2022.

Method

A review and compilation of data and information contained in the country's submission to World Health Organization for validation of trachoma elimination as a public health problem was conducted. Data from national and local surveillance systems and reports on actions taken after achieving the

SUBMITTER: Bakoubayi AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10353810 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature