Removing the neglect from neglected tropical diseases: The Rwandan experience 2008-2010

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 812-822

  Ruxin, Josh ^a,b   Negin, Joel ^c  

^a Access Project   (Rwanda)

^b Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

national strategy; neglected tropical diseases; Rwanda; water and sanitation

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD; TROPICAL DISEASE;

CHILD; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RWANDA; SANITATION; TROPICAL MEDICINE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84865382230     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2012.699535     Document Type: Article

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