26 Sep 2018

Solomons medical trial successful for simultaneous treatment of trachoma and scabies

From , 5:03 am on 26 September 2018

A medical trial in Solomon Islands has found it's possible to safely treat large populations for trachoma and scabies simultaneously.

Australian and Solomon Islands researchers medicated more than 26,000 people in Choiseul Province.

Koroi Hawkins spoke with the project's chief investigator, Professor Andrew Steer, from the University of Melbourne's Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

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