@article{95746,
  keywords = {Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Parasitology, Infectious Diseases, General Medicine},
  author = {Amanyi-Enegela JA and Burn N and Dirisu O and Ebenso B and Sankar G and Ishaya R and Ogoshi C and Kumbur J and Ekweremadu B and Qureshi BM},
  title = {Lessons from the field: delivering trachoma mass drug administration safely in a COVID-19 context},
  abstract = {<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
               <jats:p>The first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) interim guidance released by the World Health Organization recommended suspension of non-urgent community health interventions, including mass drug administration (MDA) for neglected tropical diseases. However, with no end in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, it was crucial to find ways to restart MDA while testing measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission between health workers, volunteers and communities. Consequently, guidelines were developed for delivering MDA safely in a COVID-19 context and the training and implementation were assessed through an observation checklist. The study also gathered data on the feasibility of using the MDA platform to disseminate COVID-19 health education. The results suggest that delivering MDA safely in a COVID-19 context is possible but revealed significant challenges in using the MDA platform for COVID-19 education.</jats:p>},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
  publisher = {Oxford University Press (OUP)},
  issn = {0035-9203, 1878-3503},
  url = {https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/trstmh/trab102/39270718/trab102.pdf},
  doi = {10.1093/trstmh/trab102},
  language = {eng},
}