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Jeremiah Ngondi, Cambridge University
REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 589-95
A new investigation shows that trachoma (and resulting blindness) can be prevented by the World Health Organisation’s SAFE strategy, which involves surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness and environmental change, if this is applied effectively in endemic areas. Jeremiah Ngondi of Cambridge University told Derek Thorne about the findings of a cross-sectional study published in the Lancet.
[audio:https://www.audiomedica.com/podcasting/global_health/jeremiq_ngondi.mp3] A new investigation shows that trachoma (and resulting blindness) can be prevented by the World Health Organisation’s SAFE strategy, which involves surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness and environmental change, if this is applied effectively in endemic areas. Jeremiah Ngondi of Cambridge University told Derek Thorne about the findings of a cross-sectional study published in the Lancet.
