The Pan American Health Organization’s role and perspectives on the mapping and modeling of the neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: an overview

Ault, Steven K. and Nicholls, Ruben Santiago and Saboya, Martha IdaIí (2012) The Pan American Health Organization’s role and perspectives on the mapping and modeling of the neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: an overview. Geospatial health, 6 (3). S7-S9. ISSN 1970-7096

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Abstract

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which functions as the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, is committed to provide technical cooperation to countries to update the epidemiological information available for mapping and modelling of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), a set of diseases mainly caused by parasites affecting people living in low socioeconomic and favourable environmental conditions. This communication discusses PAHO’s role and perspectives in the use of mapping and modelling of these diseases with a view to promote its use in the development and implementation of integrated, inter-programmatic and inter-sectoral plans for the prevention, control or elimination of the NTDs and other infectious diseases related to poverty.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	neglected tropical diseases, poverty, Pan American Health Organization, geospatial modelling, Latin America
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) > 616.9 Altre malattie (altri rami della Medicina) > 616.98 Malattie non contagiose e Medicina ambientale
Depositing User:	Luca Tiberi
Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2016 17:10
Last Modified:	01 Feb 2016 17:10
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/4924

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