Neglected tropical diseases:exploring long term practical approaches to achieve sustainable disease elimination and beyond

作     者：Giuseppina Ortu Oliver Williams 

作者机构：Malaria ConsortiumDevelopment House56-54 Leonard streetLondon EC244LTUK 

出 版 物：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》 (贫困所致传染病（英文）)

年 卷 期：2017年第6卷第1期

页      面：1301-1312页

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学科分类：08[工学] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：This work was supported by a UK Department for International Development Programme Partnership Arrangements grant 

主　　题：NTDs Primary health care Integration Surveillance Community engagement 

摘      要：Background:Remarkable progress has been made in the fight against neglected tropical diseases,but new challenges have *** diagnostics,better drugs and new insecticides are often identified as the priority;however,access to these new tools may not be sufficient to achieve and sustain disease elimination,if certain challenges and priorities are not *** body:The authors summarise key operational challenges,and based on these,identify two major priorities:strengthening the capacity of the primary health care health system in correctly diagnosing and managing neglected tropical diseases;and establishing an effective disease surveillance *** steps are proposed as concrete actions to build an effective primary health care service for neglected tropical diseases,and a health management information system capable of accurately reporting these *** engagement and formalization of community health workers role are proposed as essential components of these *** of financial support from disease oriented programmes to disease integrated interventions,improved access to international guidelines for primary health care staff,and availability of donated drugs in health care structures are also suggested as key elements of the proposed ***:The authors conclude that failure to address these priorities now may lead to further challenges on the long path towards neglected tropical disease elimination and beyond.