Trichuriasis and ascariasis are neglected tropical diseases caused by the gastrointestinal
dwelling nematodes Trichuris trichiura (a whipworm) and Ascaris lumbricoides (a …

The concept of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) emerged more than a decade ago and
has been recognised as a valid way to categorise diseases that affect the poorest …

Summary In 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) passed the landmark WHA 54.19
resolution for global scale-up of mass administration of anthelmintic drugs for morbidity …

Background Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most prevalent
neglected tropical diseases (NTD) worldwide. Since the publication of the WHO road map to …

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that affects over 240 million people globally. To
improve population-level disease control, there is growing interest in adding chemical …

Background Soil-transmitted helminth infections are a major global health issue, causing
substantial morbidity in the world's poorest populations. Regular delivery of anthelmintic …

On May 22, 2001, a resolution passed during the 54th World Health Assembly (WHA 54.19)
took an historic step toward reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with the world's …

Background Considerable efforts have been made to better understand the effectiveness of
large-scale preventive chemotherapy therapy for the control of morbidity caused by infection …

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections of humans fall within the World Health
Organization's (WHO) grouping termed the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It is …

Infections caused by soil-transmitted helminthias (STHs) affect over a billion people
worldwide, causing anaemia and having a large social and economic impact through poor …