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Achieving Trachoma Elimination with no one left behind: Improving Health Equity Among Maasai Communities

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Special populations, including refugees, internally displaced persons, indigenous, and nomadic communities, vary in terms of their cultural practices, spoken languages, and socioeconomic and political status. However, many special populations share common challenges in accessing eye health services, including interventions for trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness. This case study presents experiences from Tanzania to improve access to trachoma interventions for Maasai populations

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