Strengthening the links between mapping, planning and global engagement for disease elimination: lessons learnt from trachoma
| Autor: | Nicholas Olobio, Simon Bush, Danny Haddad, Lisa Rotondo, Chad MacArthur, Iain Jones, Paul M. Emerson, Anthony W. Solomon, Biruck Kebede Negash, Angela Weaver, Paul Courtright, Kamal Hashim Binnawi, Virginia Sarah, Astrid Bonfield, Mariamo Abdala |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Economic growth
medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology 030231 tropical medicine Blindness Global Health Eye Infections Bacterial 03 medical and health sciences Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Prevalence medicine Humans Disease Eradication Disease Elimination Trachoma Public health Government business.industry medicine.disease Disease control eye diseases Sensory Systems Global Issues Ophthalmology Multiple factors 030221 ophthalmology & optometry business |
| Zdroj: | The British Journal of Ophthalmology |
| ISSN: | 1468-2079 0007-1161 |
| Popis: | BackgroundTrachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness. Until recently, reliable data on the global extent of the disease, detailed plans for elimination, and government, donor and partner engagement were all inadequate.MethodsThe trachoma community undertook a systematic, three-pronged strategy to map trachoma district by district, develop national-level trachoma elimination plans, and create a framework for governments, donors and partners to convene and coordinate in support of trachoma elimination.ResultThere has been a frame-shift in internal and external perceptions of the global trachoma programme, from being an effort working towards disease control in focussed geographical areas, to one in the process of achieving worldwide disease elimination. Multiple factors contributed to the successful implementation of mapping, planning, and cross-sectional engagement of governments, partners and donors.ConclusionsElimination of trachoma is possible if the right combination of factors is in place. Planning for success is a critical first step. Some remaining challenges must still be addressed if the elimination targets are to be successfully attained. |
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