Neglected tropical disease (NTD) control in health systems: The interface between programmes and general health services

Acta Tropica

Volumn 120, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Marchal, Bruno ^a   Van Dormael, Monique ^a   Pirard, Marjan ^a   Cavalli, Anna ^a   Kegels, Guy ^a   Polman, Katja ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Health system strengthening; Health systems; Integration; Neglected tropical disease (NTD) control

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; INTEGRATED APPROACH;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALARIA; NEGLECTED DISEASE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRACHOMA; TROPICAL DISEASE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 80054026742     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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