Surveillance-response systems: the key to elimination of tropical diseases.

ABSTRACT: Tropical diseases remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Although combined health efforts brought about significant improvements over the past 20 years, communities in resource-constrained settings lack the means of strengthening their environment in directions that would provide less favourable conditions for pathogens. Still, the impact of infectious diseases is declining worldwide along with progress made regarding responses to basic health problems and improving health services delivery to the most vulnerable populations. The London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), initiated by the World Health Organization's NTD roadmap, set out the path towards control and eventual elimination of several tropical diseases by 2020, providing an impet

SUBMITTER: Tambo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4071800 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature