Publications by authors named "Melese Kitu"
Article Synopsis
- - The WHO Roadmap for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) emphasizes the need to integrate NTD interventions into national health systems, but there is a lack of effective implementation evidence.
- - In Ethiopia, workshops with stakeholders, including government leaders and healthcare workers, identified 73 challenges to mainstreaming NTDs, with issues in service delivery, systems, and inputs being the most prevalent.
- - Among the 185 strategies proposed to tackle these challenges, the top recommendations included improving supervision and monitoring, providing continuous training, and implementing performance-based motivation for healthcare workers.
Background: Repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis causes trachomatous trichiasis (TT). Surgery is the main and preferred method of treatment. However, many people decline surgery despite the availability of free services in nearby health facilities.
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