TY - JOUR KW - Trachoma KW - Schools KW - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) KW - Morocco KW - Health interventions KW - Ethiopia KW - Elimination KW - Children AU - Hammou J AU - Tiruneh G AU - Kebede A AB -

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.

BT - Community eye health C1 -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29070928?dopt=Abstract

IS - 98 J2 - Community Eye Health LA - eng N2 -

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.

PY - 2017 EP - 39 T2 - Community eye health TI - How schools can help to build healthy, productive lives, free of trachoma. UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5646584/pdf/jceh_30_98_039.pdf VL - 30 SN - 0953-6833 ER -