Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases : first WHO report on neglected...
Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases : first WHO report on neglected...
Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases : first WHO report on neglected tropical diseases.
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Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, c2010.
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N616.9883/17 (DISC)
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English
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Physical content
ix, 172 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Contents
1. Neglected tropical diseases: a paradigm shift -- 2. Sixty years of growing concern -- 3. Human and economic burden -- 4. Ways forward -- 5. Neglected tropical diseases in the world today -- 6. Global and regional plans for prevention and control -- 7. Conclusions -- Annex 1. Resolutions of the Wo...
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Publisher
Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, c2010.
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
"Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) blight the lives of a billion people worldwide and threaten the health of millions more. These ancient companions of poverty weaken impoverished populations, frustrate the achievement of health in the Millennium Development Goals and impede global health and economies has convinced governments, donors, the pharma...
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Full title
Working to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases : first WHO report on neglected tropical diseases.
Portion of title
First WHO report on neglected tropical diseases.
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Notes
General note
Produced under the overall direction and supervision of Lorenzo Savioli and Denis Daumerie ; edited by David W.T. Crompton, assisted by Patricia Peters.
Includes bibliograhpical references.
Additional physical form availability note
Also available in an electronic version via the internet. Address as at 28 March 2011: http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/2010report/en.
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c2010.
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N616.9883/17 (DISC)
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74VvqX0Z4NK3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvqX0Z4NK3
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ISBN
9241564091
9789241564090
DDC
616.9883
MMS ID
991006239889702626
