The implementation and impact of a pilot hydrocele surgery camp for LF-endemic communities in Ethiopia

• Andualem Deneke Beyene ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ Lead authors.

  Affiliation Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Fikreab Kebede ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ Lead authors.

  Affiliation RTI International, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Belete Mengistu Mammo,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation RTI International, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Biruck Kebede Negash,

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Sightsavers, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  Affiliation Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Addisalem Mihret,

  Roles Formal analysis, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation RTI International, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9981-9128

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• Solomon Abetew,

  Roles Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Regional Health Bureau, Beneshangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia

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• Asfaw Kejella Oucha,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation RTI International, Beneshangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia

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• Shigute Alene,

  Roles Investigation, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation RTI International, Beneshangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia

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• Sharone Backers,

  Roles Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation RTI International, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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• Sunny Mante,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation African Filariasis Morbidity Project, Accra, Ghana

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8952-8594

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• Zeina Sifri,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

  Affiliation Helen Keller International, Washington DC, United States of America

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• Molly Brady,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation RTI International, Washington DC, United States of America

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• Scott McPherson

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Smcpherson@rti.org

  Affiliation RTI International, Washington DC, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5196-2806

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