Reaching remote Amazonian communities to eliminate trachoma

Worldwide, many indigenous peoples are at risk of developing trachoma, a bacterial eye disease that disproportionately affects the world’s poorest communities. In Colombia’s remote Amazonian districts, trachoma is still endemic amongst many of the indigenous communities that live there.

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Published inCommunity eye health Vol. 30; no. 99; p. 65
Main Authors Trujillo, Julian Trujillo, Jesudason, Tim, Sankar, Girija
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England International Centre for Eye Health 2017
International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
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Series Trachoma
trachoma
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Summary:Worldwide, many indigenous peoples are at risk of developing trachoma, a bacterial eye disease that disproportionately affects the world’s poorest communities. In Colombia’s remote Amazonian districts, trachoma is still endemic amongst many of the indigenous communities that live there.
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