Integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil: document review of a national campaign in light of WHO recommendations
Objective. To describe the results of a national campaign aimed at the integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil in light of the World Health Organization (WHO) official documentation related to the integration of strategies for the prevention, control, and elimination or eradicati...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e32bc541a9df49edba3d9972c757428c 2023-10-29T02:34:38+01:00 Integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil: document review of a national campaign in light of WHO recommendations Rosa Castália Ribeiro Soares Amanda Gabriela de Carvalho João Gabriel Guimarães Luz Ana Luiza Zílio Lucas Eliane Ignotti 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.23 https://doaj.org/article/e32bc541a9df49edba3d9972c757428c EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/58048 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 doi:10.26633/RPSP.2023.23 https://doaj.org/article/e32bc541a9df49edba3d9972c757428c Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 47, Iss 23, Pp 1-8 (2023) neglected diseases communicable disease control health policy document analysis brazil Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.23 2023-10-01T00:39:49Z Objective. To describe the results of a national campaign aimed at the integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil in light of the World Health Organization (WHO) official documentation related to the integration of strategies for the prevention, control, and elimination or eradication of neglected tropical diseases. Methods. A document review that included official WHO documents published between 2007 and 2020 and campaign results extracted from the official technical report produced by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Results. The integrated control of neglected tropical diseases was gradually incorporated in the WHO documentation over time. Preventive chemotherapy through mass drug administration, intensified case management, and integrated vector management were extensively recommended as strategies for integrated control. The Brazilian campaign was carried out in four iterations between 2013 and 2017. Children aged 5 to 14 years enrolled in municipal public schools nationwide were targeted. In summary, a total of 1 074 and 73 522 new cases of leprosy and trachoma, respectively, were detected. Nearly 18 million doses of preventive chemotherapy for soil-transmitted helminthiasis were administered. More than 700 cases of schistosomiasis were diagnosed and treated. Conclusions. The integrated strategies implemented in Brazil throughout the campaign generated results aligned with the WHO recommendations for the control of neglected tropical diseases, especially those regarding mass drug administration, active case detection, and intensified case management. Therefore, the continuity of the campaign with adequate evaluation tools must be encouraged as a constant public health policy in the Brazilian government agenda. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 47 1 |
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Objective. To describe the results of a national campaign aimed at the integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil in light of the World Health Organization (WHO) official documentation related to the integration of strategies for the prevention, control, and elimination or eradication of neglected tropical diseases. Methods. A document review that included official WHO documents published between 2007 and 2020 and campaign results extracted from the official technical report produced by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Results. The integrated control of neglected tropical diseases was gradually incorporated in the WHO documentation over time. Preventive chemotherapy through mass drug administration, intensified case management, and integrated vector management were extensively recommended as strategies for integrated control. The Brazilian campaign was carried out in four iterations between 2013 and 2017. Children aged 5 to 14 years enrolled in municipal public schools nationwide were targeted. In summary, a total of 1 074 and 73 522 new cases of leprosy and trachoma, respectively, were detected. Nearly 18 million doses of preventive chemotherapy for soil-transmitted helminthiasis were administered. More than 700 cases of schistosomiasis were diagnosed and treated. Conclusions. The integrated strategies implemented in Brazil throughout the campaign generated results aligned with the WHO recommendations for the control of neglected tropical diseases, especially those regarding mass drug administration, active case detection, and intensified case management. Therefore, the continuity of the campaign with adequate evaluation tools must be encouraged as a constant public health policy in the Brazilian government agenda. |
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Integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil: document review of a national campaign in light of WHO recommendations |
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Integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil: document review of a national campaign in light of WHO recommendations |
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