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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| author | Maria Paola Maurelli Paola Pepe Antonio Montresor Denise Mupfasoni Martina Nocerino Maria Elena Morgoglione Vincenzo Musella Giuseppe Cringoli Laura Rinaldi |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-282d784158394bf5a2021229aca3d2e72022-12-21T23:08:46ZengPAGEPress PublicationsGeospatial Health1827-19871970-70962021-12-0116210.4081/gh.2021.1049Development of a public geographical information system-based website to follow the impact of control activities of soil-transmitted helminths in endemic countriesMaria Paola Maurelli0Paola Pepe1Antonio Montresor2Denise Mupfasoni3Martina Nocerino4Maria Elena Morgoglione5Vincenzo Musella6Giuseppe Cringoli7Laura Rinaldi8Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR, WHO Collaborating Centre ITA-116, NaplesDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR, WHO Collaborating Centre ITA-116, NaplesDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, GenevaDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, GenevaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR, WHO Collaborating Centre ITA-116, NaplesDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR, WHO Collaborating Centre ITA-116, NaplesDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, CatanzaroDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR, WHO Collaborating Centre ITA-116, NaplesDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR, WHO Collaborating Centre ITA-116, NaplesSoil-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.https://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/1049Soil-transmitted helminthspreventive chemotherapy (PC) programmePC coveragemorbidityimpact survey. |
| spellingShingle | Maria Paola Maurelli Paola Pepe Antonio Montresor Denise Mupfasoni Martina Nocerino Maria Elena Morgoglione Vincenzo Musella Giuseppe Cringoli Laura Rinaldi Development of a public geographical information system-based website to follow the impact of control activities of soil-transmitted helminths in endemic countries Geospatial Health Soil-transmitted helminths preventive chemotherapy (PC) programme PC coverage morbidity impact survey. |
| title | Development of a public geographical information system-based website to follow the impact of control activities of soil-transmitted helminths in endemic countries |
| title_full | Development of a public geographical information system-based website to follow the impact of control activities of soil-transmitted helminths in endemic countries |
| title_fullStr | Development of a public geographical information system-based website to follow the impact of control activities of soil-transmitted helminths in endemic countries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a public geographical information system-based website to follow the impact of control activities of soil-transmitted helminths in endemic countries |
| title_short | Development of a public geographical information system-based website to follow the impact of control activities of soil-transmitted helminths in endemic countries |
| title_sort | development of a public geographical information system based website to follow the impact of control activities of soil transmitted helminths in endemic countries |
| topic | Soil-transmitted helminths preventive chemotherapy (PC) programme PC coverage morbidity impact survey. |
| url | https://geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/1049 |
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