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Trachoma Rapid Assessments in Venezuela, an Example of the Integration of Data Gathering with Service Delivery in Hard-to-reach Populations

Yuri Andrea Lópeza Malaria Unit, Amazonas Centre for Research and Control of Tropical Diseases “Simón Bolivar” (CAICET) of Ministry of Popular Power for Health, Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

, MD,

Sandra Liliana Talerob Innovation and Research Department, Escuela Superior de Oftalmología, Instituto Barraquer de América, Bogotá, Colombia

, MD, MPH,

Juan Pablo León Donadoc Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Militar Universitario “Dr. Carlos Arvelo”, Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

, MD,

Ángel Manuel Álvarezd Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

, MD,

Magda Magrise Research Department, Amazonas Centre for Research and Control of Tropical Diseases “Simón Bolivar” (CAICET) of Ministry of Popular Power for Health, Puerto Ayacucho, Amazonas State, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

, MD, PhD,

Tulia Hernándezf Surveillance and Health Situation Analysis, Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health Department, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

, MD, PhD,

Marisela Bermúdezg Vice Minister of Collective Health Networks of the Ministry of Popular Power for Health, Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

, MD,

Neris Villalobosh Immunizations Program, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO),Caracas, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

, MD &

Martha Idalí Saboyá-Díazi Neglected, Tropical, and Vector-Borne Diseases Unit, Communicable Diseases and Environmental Determinants of Health Department, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), WashingtonD.C., USACorrespondence[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4324-9618

, DrPH, MScPH

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Pages 100-107 | Received 17 Jun 2020, Accepted 09 Mar 2021, Published online: 11 Aug 2021

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