Pilot study of the use of community volunteers to distribute azithromycin for trachoma control in Ghana

• Main Authors: Solomon Anthony W. (Author), Akudibillah Joseph (Author), Abugri Peter (Author), Hagan Maria (Author), Foster Allen (Author), Bailey Robin L. (Author), Mabey David C.W (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the skills of community health volunteers in diagnosing active trachoma and distributing azithromycin in the Northern Region of Ghana. METHODS: Six community health volunteers from Daboya were trained to diagnose trachoma and to treat the disease using azithromycin. They were al...