Dengue research and training supported through the World Health Organization
| Autor: | R. Dayal-Drager, J. Hombach, M. W. Weber, M. B. Nathan, Axel Kroeger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
medicine.medical_specialty Economic growth International Cooperation Disease World Health Organization Training (civil) World health Dengue fever Dengue Aedes Primary prevention Preventive Health Services Epidemiology medicine Animals Humans business.industry Research Member states medicine.disease Case management Insect Vectors Infectious Diseases Population Surveillance Education Medical Continuing Parasitology business Case Management |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology. 100:97-101 |
| ISSN: | 1364-8594 0003-4983 |
| Popis: | The rapidly increasing burden of dengue, the varied and often poorly understood factors contributing to its global spread, and the challenges of preventing and controlling it have led to a renewed call for more research and training on the disease. The main aims are to improve vector control, case management, and primary prevention through vaccine development. The World Health Organization (WHO), through its inter-departmental working group on dengue, is actively engaged in supporting and co-ordinating the major research activities. The dengue research initiatives of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), other departments at the WHO's Geneva headquarters, the WHO's regional and country offices, and the organization's dengue-affected member states are summarized in this article. This intensified effort, in close collaboration with other stakeholders, is contributing towards the goals of reversing the current epidemiological trends and of reducing the global burden posed by dengue in all of its forms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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