Centre for Disease Control guidelines for management of trachoma in the Northern Territory (2008)

Description

This article summarises the Guidelines for trachoma management in the Northern Territory, which were adapted from the Communicable Disease Network Australia (CDNA) national Guidelines for the public health management of trachoma in Australia 2006 to reflect the unique needs of the Northern Territory (NT). The CDNA guidelines provide a minimum best practice framework for the management of trachoma.

The article provides information for those working in the fields of eye health, environmental health and health promotion in the NT, including:

• training and surveillance
• management
  • surgery
  • antibiotics
  • face washing
  • environmental health and health promotion
• data collection
• resources
  • Help stop trachoma poster developed by the Western Australian Department of Health
  • Trachoma kit
  • Trachoma eye sickness flip chart.

Abstract adapted from the Centre for Disease Control, NT

Contact details

Centre for Disease Control
Department of Health
PO Box 40596
Casuarina NT 0811

Links

• View publication: Centre for Disease Control guidelines for management of trachoma in the Northern Territory (PDF - 524.0 KB)
• View information: Bulletin June 2008: 15(2)

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