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Investing to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 211

Investing to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases

"The presence, or absence, of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) can be seen as a proxy for poverty and for the success of interventions aimed at reducing poverty. Today, coverage of the public-health interventions recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) against NTDs may be interpreted as a proxy for universal health coverage and shared prosperity - in short, a proxy for coverage against neglect. As the world's focus shifts from development to sustainable development, from poverty eradication to shared prosperity, and from disease-specific goals to universal health coverage, control of NTDs will assume an important role towards the target of achieving universal health coverage, in...

Parasitic Infections
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 436

Parasitic Infections

Parasitic Infections Understand and defeat a scourge of public health with this cutting-edge guide Parasitic diseases are considered as an important public health problem due to the high morbidity and mortality rates, particularly in countries where climate and level of economic development create serious challenges to the creation of public health infrastructure, thus can make parasitic infections both graver and more difficult to contain. As we come to understand the global ramifications of public health, there has never been a more crucial time to understand these infections and the processes by which they can be managed and defeated. Parasitic Infections is a comprehensive overview of pa...

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 6)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1027

Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 6)

Infectious diseases are the leading cause of death globally, particularly among children and young adults. The spread of new pathogens and the threat of antimicrobial resistance pose particular challenges in combating these diseases. Major Infectious Diseases identifies feasible, cost-effective packages of interventions and strategies across delivery platforms to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, malaria, adult febrile illness, viral hepatitis, and neglected tropical diseases. The volume emphasizes the need to effectively address emerging antimicrobial resistance, strengthen health systems, and increase access to care. The attainable goals are to reduce incidence, develop innovative approaches, and optimize existing tools in resource-constrained settings.

Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 561

Neglected Tropical Diseases - Sub-Saharan Africa

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Fourteenth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases, 22–24 June 2021
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 46

Fourteenth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases, 22–24 June 2021

The purpose of this publication is to report on the main subjects presented and discussed during the fourteenth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases (STAG-NTD), which took place on 22-24 June 2021. The recommendations made by STAG-NTD members are also recorded. The target audience is represented by the global NTD community, including WHO staff in headquarters, Regional Offices and Country Offices, officials in Ministries of Health and other governmental institutions, partner organizations and other stakeholders.

Sixteenth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 61

Sixteenth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases

The sixteenth (hybrid) meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases (STAG-NTD) was held on 27–28 September 2022. Presentations were given on (i) progress since the last meeting from the Director, WHO regions and partners, (ii) the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on NTD programmes and (iii) global support to NTD programmes. A number of recommendations were made in relation to lessons learnt from COVID-19, on advocacy and financing, for specific NTDs and on diagnostics. Four departing members were appreciated for their contribution to the STAG-NTD. The next (seventeenth) meeting of the STAG-NTD will be held in 2023.

Fifteenth meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 40
Reaching a Billion - 5th Progress Report of the London Declaration
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 42

Reaching a Billion - 5th Progress Report of the London Declaration

When the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases was signed in 2012 by a diverse group of partners, one sentiment was universal: With a collaborative global effort, we can defeat these debilitating diseases of poverty and underdevelopment. Five years later, this strong partnership has now reached over a billion people in a single year, making remarkable strides towards achieving the WHO goals for the control, elimination and eradication of 10 NTDs.