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 | Zendy

Steven K. Ault | Zendy; Rubén Santiago Nicholls | Zendy; Martha IdaIí Saboya | Zendy

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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

Author(s) -

Steven K. Ault,

Rubén Santiago Nicholls,

Martha IdaIí Saboya

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

geospatial health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1970-7096

pISSN - 1827-1987

DOI - 10.4081/gh.2012.116

Subject(s) - latin americans , neglected tropical diseases , poverty , geography , socioeconomic status , caribbean region , tropical disease , environmental health , economic growth , epidemiology , regional science , environmental planning , environmental protection , public health , political science , medicine , disease , population , nursing , pathology , law , economics

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.

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