Public-private partnerships in neglected tropical disease control: The role of nongovernmental organisations

Acta Tropica

Volumn 120, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Bush, S ^a   Hopkins, A D ^b  

^a SIGHTSAVERS   (United Kingdom)

^b Mectizan Donation Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Ivermectin; Lymphatic filariasis; Neglected tropical diseases; Non governmental development organisations; Onchocerciasis; Trachoma

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN; RETINOL;

ADVOCACY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG PRESCRIBING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; TROPICAL REGION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; NEGLECTED DISEASE; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; TROPICAL DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WORM EXPULSION;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; NEGLECTED DISEASES; ONCHOCERCIASIS; ORGANIZATIONS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; TRACHOMA; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 80054032305     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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