忘れられた熱帯病:慢性的なパンデミックの対処に向けた進展
David H Molyneux1, Lorenzo Savioli2, Dirk Engels3
1Department of Parasitology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
Lancet (London, England)
|September 19, 2016
まとめ
軽視された熱帯病 (NTD) は,最も貧しい人々に影響を与え,制御と排除の取り組みにおいて顕著な進歩を遂げています. しかし,健康システムの弱さなどの課題は,さらなる拡大とグローバルな目標の達成を妨げています.
科学分野:
- 世界保健
- 熱帯 医学
- 公衆衛生政策
背景:
- 軽視された熱帯病 (NTD) は,世界の貧困層に不均衡な影響を及ぼしています.
- この10年以上にわたる認識は,NTDの制御と排除の政策の推進と進歩をもたらしました.
- 様々な組織からの継続的な支援と 医薬品の寄付は 極めて重要でした
研究 の 目的:
- 軽視された熱帯病の制御と撲滅における進展と課題を見直す.
- 持続可能な開発目標のような世界保健アジェンダに NTD を取り入れることを強調する.
- 手頃な価格の診断,薬,殺虫剤のための研究ニーズを特定する.
主な方法:
- この研究は,見捨てられた熱帯病の概念と進展の見直しです.
- 政策開発,グローバル目標,報告された成果に関する情報をまとめています.
- 進捗を阻害する課題の分析も含まれています.
主要な成果:
- 2014年には10億人以上が 予防的な化学療法を受けています これはかなりの進歩を示しています
- 世界保健機関 (WHO) のロードマップと持続可能な開発目標は,NTDに対応しています.
- 手頃な価格の製品は重要な研究ニーズとして認識されています.
結論:
- NTDの制御における大きな成果にもかかわらず,大きな課題が残っています.
- 低所得国における不安全と弱い医療制度は 介入の拡大を妨げています
- 世界的なNTD撲滅目標を達成し,普遍的な健康保険を確実にするために,継続的な努力が必要である.
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