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Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases : first WHO report on neglected tropical diseases
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Books/Printed Material |
|---|---|
| Author | Crompton, D. W. T. (David William Thomasson) |
| Organization | World Health Organization. Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases. |
| Temporal Coverage | 2010 |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | "Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) blight the lives of a billion people worldwide and threaten the health of millions more. These ancient companions of poverty weaken impoverished populations, frustrate the achievement of health in the Millennium Development Goals and impede global health and economies has convinced governments, donors, the pharmaceutical industry and other agencies, including nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), to invest in preventing and controlling this diverse group of diseases. Global efforts to control "hidden" diseases, such as dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease), leprosy, gains including the imminent eradication of dracunculiasis. Since 1989 (when most endemic countries began reporting monthly from each endemic village), the number of new dracunculiasis cases has fallen from 892 055 in 12 endemic countries to 3190 in 4 countries in 2009, a decrease of more than 99%. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends five public-health strategies for the prevention and control of NTDs: preventive chemotherapy; intensified case-management; vector control; the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene; and veterinary public health (that is, applying veterinary sciences to ensure the health and well-being of humans). Although one approach and delivered locally." - p. vii |
| Page Count | 172 |
| ISBN | 9789241564090 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | World Health Organization |
| Publisher Place | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Part of Series | Catalog |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Communicable Disease Control Communicable Diseases Developing Countries Endemic Diseases Parasitic Diseases Prevention Prevention & Control Public Health Standards Trends Tropical Medicine World Health |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tropical medicine |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Communicable diseases--Prevention |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Communicable Disease Control--standards |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Endemic Diseases--prevention & control |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Parasitic Diseases--prevention & control |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Public Health--standards |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tropical Medicine--trends |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World Health |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Developing Countries |
| Subject Domain (in LCC) | RC961 .W67 2010 |
| Alternative Title | First WHO report on neglected tropical diseases |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
