Clearing the backlog: trichiasis surgeon retention and productivity in northern Ethiopia.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Esmael Habtamu (लेखक), Saul N Rajak (लेखक), Teshome Gebre (लेखक), Mulat Zerihun (लेखक), Asrat Genet (लेखक), Paul M Emerson (लेखक), Matthew J Burton (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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In 2006 there were an estimated 645,000 people in Amhara, Ethiopia, with trachomatous trichiasis (TT) who needed surgery. Despite an extensive integrated eye care worker training programme (IECW) and robust support for TT surgical services, productivity has not reached targets. We investigated why s...