Bailey R, Lietman T
Medical Research Council Laboratories, Banjul, The Gambia.
Bull World Health Organ. 2001;79(3):233-6. Epub 2003 Jul 7.
WHO has recently launched a programme (GET 2020) for the elimination of trachoma, the leading cause of preventable blindness. GET 2020 has adopted the SAFE strategy, a comprehensive set of control measures (Surgery for entropion/trichiasis; Antibiotics for infectious trachoma; Facial cleanliness to reduce transmission; Environmental improvements such as control of disease-spreading flies and access to clean water). The present article reviews the strengths and weaknesses of each component of the strategy. Although significant hurdles remain to be overcome there is every reason to hope that GET 2020 will be successful.
世界卫生组织最近发起了一项消除沙眼的计划（2020年全球消除沙眼计划），沙眼是可预防失明的主要原因。2020年全球消除沙眼计划采用了SAFE战略，这是一套全面的控制措施（睑内翻/倒睫手术；针对感染性沙眼的抗生素治疗；保持面部清洁以减少传播；改善环境，如控制传播疾病的苍蝇和提供清洁用水）。本文回顾了该战略各组成部分的优缺点。尽管仍有重大障碍有待克服，但完全有理由希望2020年全球消除沙眼计划能够取得成功。
