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Fight Against Trachoma In Our Country
İnci HOT*
* Ph.D., İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Deontoloji ve Tıp Tarihi AD, İSTANBUL
Trachoma is a disease that caused disabilities and blindness in our country before Republic regime came in to force. Fight against Trachoma has started in 1925, in our country.Trachoma Fighting Organization has made patient scan and treatment by increasing the number of hospitals, dispensaries and village treatment houses, year by year. Trachoma schools established and students in the schools were also cured. Great success achieved by help of antibiotics and planned work. The percentage of patients in areas where trachoma exists widely decreased to 2% from 70%, by 1970's since the fight started.Keywords: Trachoma, Fight against trachomaTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics-Hukuku-Tarihi 2003, 11:22-29
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