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Socioeconomic aspects of neglected tropical diseases - Mapping, monitoring, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases: towards a policy framework
MC Baker a, E Mathieu b, FM Fleming c, M Deming b, JD King d, A Garba e, JB Koroma f, Prof M Bockarie g, A Kabore h, DP Sankara a, Prof DH Molyneux ga<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61458-6/abstract#back-aff1%23back-aff1>RTI International, Washington, DC, USA
b<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61458-6/abstract#back-aff2%23back-aff2>Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
c<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61458-6/abstract#back-aff3%23back-aff3>Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, Imperial College, London, UK
d<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61458-6/abstract#back-aff4%23back-aff4>The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
e<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61458-6/abstract#back-aff5%23back-aff5>NTD Control Program, RISEAL, Niamey, Niger
f<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61458-6/abstract#back-aff6%23back-aff6>National Onchocerciasis Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Program, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone
g<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61458-6/abstract#back-aff7%23back-aff7>Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
h<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61458-6/abstract#back-aff8%23back-aff8>Liverpool Associates of Health, Liverpool, UK
The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9710, 16 January 2010
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61458-6/abstract
“……As national programmes respond to the new opportunities presented for scaling up preventive chemotherapy programmes for the coadministration of drugs to targetlymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis, and trachoma, possible synergies between existing disease-specific policies and protocols need to be examined.
In this report we compare present policies for mapping, monitoring, and surveillance for these diseases, drawing attention to both the challenges and opportunities for integration. …”
Socioeconomic aspects of neglected tropical diseases
Lesong Conteh a, Thomas Engels b, David H Molyneux c a<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61422-7/abstract#back-aff1%23back-aff1>London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
b<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61422-7/abstract#back-aff2%23back-aff2>IBF International Consulting, Brussels, Belgium
c<http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61422-7/abstract#back-aff3%23back-aff3>Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9710, 16 January 2010
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)61422-7/abstract
“…….Although many examples of highly cost-effective interventions to control neglected tropical diseases exist, our understanding of the full economic effect that these diseases have on individuals, households, and nations needs to be improved to target interventions more effectively and equitably. We review data for the effect of neglected tropical diseases on a population's health and economy.
We also present evidence on the costs, cost-effectiveness, and financing of strategies to monitor, control, or reduce morbidity and mortality associated with these diseases………..”
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Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC)
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