Emerging and reemerging neglected tropical diseases: a review of key characteristics, risk factors, and the policy and innovation environment

TK Mackey, BA Liang, R Cuomo, R Hafen… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
In global health, critical challenges have arisen from infectious diseases, including the
emergence and reemergence of old and new infectious diseases. Emergence and …

Integrated vector management for malaria control

JC Beier, J Keating, JI Githure, MB Macdonald… - Malaria journal, 2008 - Springer
Integrated vector management (IVM) is defined as" a rational decision-making process for
the optimal use of resources for vector control" and includes five key elements: 1) evidence …

Schistosomiasis and neglected tropical diseases: towards integrated and sustainable control and a word of caution

J Utzinger, G Raso, S Brooker, D De Savigny… - Parasitology, 2009 - cambridge.org
In May 2001, the World Health Assembly (WHA) passed a resolution which urged member
states to attain, by 2010, a minimum target of regularly administering anthelminthic drugs to …

The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, and opportunities for integrated control and elimination

K Deribe, K Meribo, T Gebre, A Hailu, A Ali, A Aseffa… - Parasites & vectors, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic parasitic
diseases and related conditions that are the most common diseases among the 2· 7 billion …

Grand challenges in global mental health: integration in research, policy, and practice

PY Collins, TR Insel, A Chockalingam, A Daar… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
In the first article of a five-part series providing a global perspective on integrating mental
health, Pamela Collins and colleagues set the scene for why mental health care should be …

Programmes, partnerships, and governance for elimination and control of neglected tropical diseases

B Liese, M Rosenberg, A Schratz - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Neglected tropical diseases represent one of the most serious burdens to public health.
Many can be treated cost-effectively, yet they have been largely ignored on the global health …

Insect repellents and associated personal protection for a reduction in human disease

M Debboun, D Strickman - Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Personal protection measures against biting arthropods include topical insect repellents,
area repellents, insecticide‐treated bednets and treated clothing. The literature on the …

Health systems, communicable diseases and integration

A Shigayeva, R Atun, M McKee… - Health policy and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria pandemics pose substantial challenges globally
and to health systems in the countries they affect. This demands an institutional approach …

Meanings and mechanisms of One Health partnerships: insights from a critical review of literature on cross-government collaborations

SS Abbas, T Shorten, J Rushton - Health Policy and Planning, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Complex health policy challenges such as antimicrobial resistance and other emerging
infections are driven by activities in multiple sectors. Therefore, addressing these also …

One Health and the neglected zoonoses: turning rhetoric into reality

AL Okello, EPJ Gibbs, A Vandersmissen… - Veterinary …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Successful adoption of a One Health approach could have far‐reaching impacts on poverty
alleviation, health and food security, particularly in developing countries through integrated …