Progress towards the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in four counties of Eastern Equatoria State, Republic of South Sudan
As no county reached the WHO elimination thresholds of trachomatous-inflammation follicular <5% or trachomatous trichiasis <0.2%, SAFE interventions should continue. Furthermore, these districts are classified as having persistent trachoma, based on trachomatous-inflammation follicular levels remaining >5% after two impact surveys. Compared to results from 2015, the prevalence of trachomatous-inflammation follicular, trachomatous inflammation-intense, and trachomatous trichiasis in all counties decreased, indicating that the Republic of South Sudan Ministry of Health's Trachoma Control Program is advancing towards its elimination goal.
Authors
- Scott D. Nash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5741-8537)
- James Niquette
- Yak Yak Bol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1117-8943)
- Andrew W. Nute (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8957-0955)
- Angelia M. Sanders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7284-0303)
- Paul Weiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3471-3570)
- Nicholas A. Presley
- E. Kelly Callahan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-9411)
- Stephen Ohidor
- Albino Nyibong
- Tania A. Gonzalez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6692-796X)
Institutions
- Carter Center (US)
- Independent Sector (US)
- Federal Ministry of Health (SD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.14078
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation