Housing Risk Factors of Four Tropical Neglected Diseases: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature
Alongside peace, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, sustainable resources and social justice, <i>shelter</i> is a prerequisite for health. According to international human rights law, everyone is entitled to an adequate standard of living, which includes adequate housing. Adequ...
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| description | Alongside peace, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, sustainable resources and social justice, <i>shelter</i> is a prerequisite for health. According to international human rights law, everyone is entitled to an adequate standard of living, which includes adequate housing. Adequate housing, including access to water and sanitation, plays a critical role in the prevention and management of neglected tropical diseases, which affect over 1 billion people worldwide. Inadequate housing conditions represent a risk factor for many of them, e.g., Chagas disease that affects 6–8 million people worldwide, visceral leishmaniasis that kills 20,000–30,000 people/year, lymphatic filariasis which threatens 859 million people worldwide or dengue that has increased 8–10 fold over the last two decades. Vector control strategies for the above-mentioned diseases have shown their effectiveness and should include systematic and repetitive in-house spraying and individual protection (e.g., impregnated nets), as well as better-quality construction material and techniques and better sanitation infrastructures and practices. Access to adequate housing is a basic human right. The violation of the right to adequate housing may affect the enjoyment of other human rights. Access to adequate housing can strengthen (and facilitate access to) other basic human rights, such as the rights to work, health, security, and education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b76f79b9138144b9a13ed37448d6abf22023-12-03T12:21:36ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662022-07-017714310.3390/tropicalmed7070143Housing Risk Factors of Four Tropical Neglected Diseases: A Brief Review of the Recent LiteratureAnouk H. M. Chastonay0Oriane J. Chastonay1Adrian Streich Architekten AG, 8004 Zürich, SwitzerlandRéseau Fribourgeois de Santé Mentale, 1700 Fribourg, SwitzerlandAlongside peace, education, food, income, a stable ecosystem, sustainable resources and social justice, <i>shelter</i> is a prerequisite for health. According to international human rights law, everyone is entitled to an adequate standard of living, which includes adequate housing. Adequate housing, including access to water and sanitation, plays a critical role in the prevention and management of neglected tropical diseases, which affect over 1 billion people worldwide. Inadequate housing conditions represent a risk factor for many of them, e.g., Chagas disease that affects 6–8 million people worldwide, visceral leishmaniasis that kills 20,000–30,000 people/year, lymphatic filariasis which threatens 859 million people worldwide or dengue that has increased 8–10 fold over the last two decades. Vector control strategies for the above-mentioned diseases have shown their effectiveness and should include systematic and repetitive in-house spraying and individual protection (e.g., impregnated nets), as well as better-quality construction material and techniques and better sanitation infrastructures and practices. Access to adequate housing is a basic human right. The violation of the right to adequate housing may affect the enjoyment of other human rights. Access to adequate housing can strengthen (and facilitate access to) other basic human rights, such as the rights to work, health, security, and education.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/7/143adequate housinghuman rightsneglected tropical diseaseChagas diseasedengueleishmaniasis |
| spellingShingle | Anouk H. M. Chastonay Oriane J. Chastonay Housing Risk Factors of Four Tropical Neglected Diseases: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease adequate housing human rights neglected tropical disease Chagas disease dengue leishmaniasis |
| title | Housing Risk Factors of Four Tropical Neglected Diseases: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature |
| title_full | Housing Risk Factors of Four Tropical Neglected Diseases: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature |
| title_fullStr | Housing Risk Factors of Four Tropical Neglected Diseases: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Housing Risk Factors of Four Tropical Neglected Diseases: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature |
| title_short | Housing Risk Factors of Four Tropical Neglected Diseases: A Brief Review of the Recent Literature |
| title_sort | housing risk factors of four tropical neglected diseases a brief review of the recent literature |
| topic | adequate housing human rights neglected tropical disease Chagas disease dengue leishmaniasis |
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