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

• Main Authors: Esmael Habtamu (Author), Saul N Rajak (Author), Teshome Gebre (Author), Mulat Zerihun (Author), Asrat Genet (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author), Matthew J Burton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...