Literature DB >> 9652221

Onchocerciasis control in Uganda.

R Ndyomugyenyi1.   

Abstract

In 1990 a community-based programme of onchocerciasis control, involving the use of ivermectin, was introduced in Uganda. The problems confronting it are discussed and suggestions are made for making it sustainable.

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Keywords:  Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Community-based Distribution; Developing Countries; Diseases; Distributional Activities; Drugs; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Nonclinical Distribution; Obstacles; Onchocerciasis--prevention and control; Organization And Administration; Parasitic Diseases; Program Activities; Programs; Treatment; Uganda

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Year:  1998        PMID： 9652221

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  World Health Forum        ISSN： 0251-2432


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