Commentary by Spear, R. on Integration of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene for the Prevention and Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Rationale for Inter-Sectoral Collaboration: Can the Control of NTDs Profit from a Good WASH?
| Autor: | Jennifer Platt, Sandy Cairncross, Juerg Utzinger, Chad MacArthur, Julie Jacobson, Stephanie Ogden, Yael Velleman, Sharon L. Roy, John M. Colford, Rebecca Fishman, Kerry Gallo, Gagik Karapetyan, Asrat G. Amnie, Patrick J. Lammie, Jack E. T. Grimes, Peter Lochery, Paul M. Emerson, Rafael Callejas, Daniel Abbott, Colin Beckwith, Anupama Tantri, Jan Willem Rosenboom, Alan Fenwick, Brooks Keene, Darren Saywell, Matthew C. Freeman, Sarina Prabasi, Lisa Schechtman, David G. Addiss, Helen H. Petach |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Liang, Song |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
Sanitation lcsh:RC955-962 media_common.quotation_subject Medical and Health Sciences Communicable Diseases Water Purification Rare Diseases Clinical Research Hygiene Tropical Medicine Global health Animals Humans Medicine Cooperative Behavior Environmental planning Health policy media_common Pediatric Tropical Climate Policy Platform business.industry Health Policy Prevention lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Environmental resource management Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Health services research Neglected Diseases Capacity building Global strategy lcsh:RA1-1270 Biological Sciences Infectious Diseases Clean Water and Sanitation Communicable Disease Control Neglected tropical diseases Infection business |
| Zdroj: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 7, Iss 9, p e2439 (2013) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases PLoS neglected tropical diseases, vol 7, iss 9 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol 7, iss 9 |
| ISSN: | 1935-2735 1935-2727 |
| Popis: | Improvements of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and appropriate health-seeking behavior are necessary for achieving sustained control, elimination, or eradication of many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Indeed, the global strategies to fight NTDs include provision of WASH, but few programs have specific WASH targets and approaches. Collaboration between disease control programs and stakeholders in WASH is a critical next step. A group of stakeholders from the NTD control, child health, and WASH sectors convened in late 2012 to discuss opportunities for, and barriers to, collaboration. The group agreed on a common vision, namely "Disease-free communities that have adequate and equitable access to water and sanitation, and that practice good hygiene." Four key areas of collaboration were identified, including (i) advocacy, policy, and communication; (ii) capacity building and training; (iii) mapping, data collection, and monitoring; and (iv) research. We discuss strategic opportunities and ways forward for enhanced collaboration between the WASH and the NTD sectors. |
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