Trachoma Impact Survey Results from 31 Woredas in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Eight woredas met the criteria to stop MDA for 2 years before the re-survey. However, further rounds of MDA, additional efforts to improve water and sanitation access and ongoing strengthening of surgical services for TT are needed across Tigray.
Authors
- Solomon Gadisa
- G Teferi
- Hagos Godefay
- Michael Dejene
- Emma Michele Harding-Esch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1432-8109)
- Nebiyu Negussu
- Alemayehu Kidane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2945-7189)
- Addisu Alemayehu
- Cristina Jimenez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-9240)
- Fikreab Kebede
- Tsige Gebre Mariam
- Ana Bakhtiari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4083-7115)
- Tezera Kifle
- Robert Butcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-2655)
- Anthony W. Solomon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7101-6649)
- Adugna Amin
- Fentahun Tadesse
- Sharone Backers
- M. Shafi
- Sarah Boyd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6673-4646)
- Belete Mengistu
- Rebecca Willis
- Berihu Mesfin
- Meheret Deyassa
- Asfaw Tegen
- Tsegay Berihu
- Evini Cyrille
- Ephrem Fisseha
- Aynalem Tefera
- Mebratu Tsehaye
- Yonas Mitku
- Haftamu Assefa
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Sightsavers (GB)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Ambo University (ET)
- International Trachoma Initiative (ET)
- Oromiyaa Regional Health Bureau (ET)
- International Trachoma Initiative (US)
- Adama Science and Technology University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ophthalmic Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2024.2317823
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- International Trachoma Initiative
- World Health Organization
- RTI International
- Fred Hollows Foundation
- Department for International Development, UK Government