Cross-border collaboration for neglected tropical disease efforts-Lessons learned from onchocerciasis control and elimination in the Mano River Union (West Africa)
Cross-border collaboration for neglected tropical disease efforts-Lessons learned from onchocerciasis control and elimination in the Mano River Union (West Africa)
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DOI：
10.1186/s12992-016-0185-5
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发表时间：
2016-08-22
影响因子：
10.8
通讯作者：
Bush, Simon
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作者：
Gustavsen, Kenneth;Sodahlon, Yao;Bush, Simon
疾病不分国界，因此控制和消除疾病的努力也必须具有足够的灵活性和适应性，以便有效地惠及居住在国家边界周围地区的人口。盘尾丝虫病，俗称河盲症，是一种热带疾病，历史上影响了非洲和拉丁美洲35个国家的数百万人。在非洲，通过大规模药物管理来解决河盲症的项目和伙伴关系已经活跃了25年多。虽然在许多情况下，该病发生在完全在国家边界内的孤立疫源地，但许多受影响地区的地理范围跨越了国家边界。国家河盲症规划是各国卫生部的责任，因此在跨境情况下，需要有效的国与国合作。在马诺河流域国家开展盘尾丝虫病控制工作的跨界合作说明了一种创造性模式的积极影响，并为扩大应用于消除盘尾丝虫病以及其他被忽视的热带病控制和消除规划提供了经验教训。
Diseases don't respect borders, so efforts to control and eliminate diseases must also be flexible and adaptable enough to effectively reach the populations that live in the areas around national frontiers. Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness is a tropical disease that has historically affected millions of people in 35 countries in Africa and Latin America. In Africa, programs and partnerships to address river blindness through mass drug administration have been active for more than 25 years. While in many cases the disease is found in isolated foci that fall entirely within national boundaries, the geographic scope of many affected areas crosses country borders. National river blindness programs are the responsibility of each nation's Ministry of Health, so in cross-border situations there is a need for effective country-country collaboration. Cross-border collaboration for onchocerciasis control efforts in the countries of the Mano River Basin illustrates the positive impact of a creative model, and offers lessons for expanded application for onchocerciasis elimination as well as other neglected tropical disease (NTD) control and elimination programs.