Progress towards the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in four counties of Eastern Equatoria State, Republic of South Sudan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trachoma is targeted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for elimination as a public health problem by 2030. Trachoma impact surveys using standardised methodology are recommended to monitor progress towards elimination and to determine eligibility for continued surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental improvement (SAFE) interventions. From 2007 to 2015, four counties of Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan, received three to five rounds of mass drug administration with antibiotics. A trachoma impact survey in 2015 indicated all four counties had trachomatous-inflammation follicular prevalence among children ages 1-9 years above the WHO elimination threshold (range 17.4%-47.6%). Based on these results, the recommended number of years of SAFE interve

SUBMITTER: Ohidor S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11873754 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature