The cost of mass drug administration for trachoma in two counties of the Republic of South Sudan.

Community-wide distribution of azithromycin, otherwise known as mass drug administration (MDA), is a component of the World Health Organization-endorsed SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. In the Republic of South Sudan, 2.9 million people are known to live in a...

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Published in:	PLOS Global Public Health
Main Authors:	Tim Jesudason, Angelia M Sanders, Stephen Ohidor, Alexis S Delahunt, Andrew R Deathe, Lochebe Boniface, Isaiah Buot, Mekete Bikis, Samual Makoy, Yak Yak Bol, James Niquette, E Kelly Callahan, Damien Walker, Scott D Nash
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003242

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