Control of neglected tropical diseases needs a long-term commitment
Open Access
- 29 October 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Medicine
- Vol. 8 (1), 67
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-8-67
Abstract
Neglected tropical diseases are widespread, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting over 2 billion individuals. Control of these diseases has gathered pace in recent years, with increased levels of funding from a number of governmental or non-governmental donors. Focus has currently been on five major 'tool-ready' neglected tropical diseases (lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and trachoma), using a package of integrated drug delivery according to the World Health Organization guidelines for preventive chemotherapy.This publication has 78 references indexed in Scilit:
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