Development of a public geographical information system-based website to follow the impact of control activities of soil-transmitted helminths in endemic countries
Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most common neglected tropical diseases worldwide causing high morbidity and mortality rates in endemic areas. Preventive chemotherapy (PC) programmes and health education are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce the im...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Geospatial Health |
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| Online Access: | https://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/1049 |
| Summary: | Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most common neglected tropical diseases worldwide causing high morbidity and mortality rates in endemic areas. Preventive chemotherapy (PC) programmes and health education are recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce the impact of STH in endemic countries. Following our role as WHO collaborating centre (WHO CC ITA-116), we have developed a WebGIS and a dataset to support PC programmes to monitor the impact of STH control. This vHealth presentation shows the potentiality of these tools in improving communication among WHO’s regional and country offices, Ministries of Health, pharmaceutical industries and other partners. |
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| ISSN: | 1827-1987 1970-7096 |