Tackling the existing burden of infectious diseases in the developing world: existing gaps and the way forward

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Zohra S Lassi²  Jai K Das²  Rehana A Salam²  Zulfiqar A Bhutta¹ 

[1] Center for Global Child Health Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada;Division of Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

关键词: Community platforms;    Community-based interventions;    Tuberculosis;    HIV/AIDs;    Malaria;    Neglected tropical diseases;    Infectious diseases of poverty;   

Others  :  1136091
DOI  :  10.1186/2049-9957-3-28

 received in 2014-01-05, accepted in 2014-06-30,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

This series evaluates the effectiveness of community-based interventions (CBIs) to prevent and control infectious diseases of poverty (IDoP). Evidence from our reviews suggests that CBIs and school-based delivery platforms are effective in averting risk behaviors and reducing the disease burden. Co-implementation of interventions through existing community-based programs including immunization campaigns, antenatal care and maternal and child health programs have the potential to scale-up interventions for IDoP. Future research should focus on the process of developing and implementing efficient community-based programs through a comprehensive approach, and to gauge the effectiveness of various existing delivery models in order to improve morbidity and mortality outcomes.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Bhutta et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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