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Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children
Published on: August 22, 2012
Helminth infections: Enabling the World Health Organization Road Map
Sabine Specht1, Jennifer Keiser2
1Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, 15 Camille-Vidart, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Helminthiases are considered among the most persistent public health problems. Control and/or elimination remains a global health challenge and the World Health Organization Road Map highlights critical gaps and actions required to reach the 2030 targets, among them the need for new and more effective treatment options. Stronger collaborations across different fields are required to reach these goals. The helminth elimination platform is one example of how knowledge of two different disease areas can be aligned to fuse expertise and break disease silos.
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