00989nas a2200253 4500000000100000008004100001653001300042653001200055653003900067653001200106653002500118653001300143653001600156653001300172100001300185700001400198700001300212245007900225856008000304300000700384490000700391520032300398022001400721 2017 d10aTrachoma10aSchools10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aMorocco10aHealth interventions10aEthiopia10aElimination10aChildren1 aHammou J1 aTiruneh G1 aKebede A00aHow schools can help to build healthy, productive lives, free of trachoma. uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5646584/pdf/jceh_30_98_039.pdf a390 v303 a
Children can be effective behaviour-change ambassadors and schools can act as key sites for health interventions to combat trachoma, especially when awareness forms part of the curriculum. These examples from Morocco and Ethiopia illustrate the important role that schools can play in efforts to end trachoma.
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