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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from the Cook Islands
... Goals and objectives of programme to eliminate LF In March 1999, at meetings of the Pacific Regional Minis- ters convened by the Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) of the WHO and by the Secretariat of the Pacific ...
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in Niue under PacELF, 1999 2016
... a public health problem by the WHO Director-General and WHO Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) Regional Director at the 67th session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific held in ...
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How elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Kingdom of Cambodia was achieved
... major public health problem in many tropical and sub-tropical countries, is slated for elimination as a public health problem by 2020 by the World Health Organization ...
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from Tonga
... Tonga had a history of a high prevalence of microfilarae- mia and chronic disease. The hydrocele prevalence of 55% recorded in 1976 was among the highest observed in LF endemic areas (Table 2). Effective intervention ...
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Marginalization and health service coverage among Indigenous, rural, and urban populations: a public health problem in Mexico
... to health services. The lack of public health service coverage most frequently occurs in Indigenous and rural ...preserving health and wellbeing ...the public health ...social ...
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in Niue under PacELF, 1999-2016
... Niue Health Department compiled a dossier for its application for the validation of the elimination of LF as a public health ...a public health problem was given to Niue by the ...
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Infection with Hepatitis B and C Virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Public Health Problem
... DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104760 2 Open Access Library Journal spectively 4.2% and 3.8% in Bukavu. In 2012 and 2013, prevalence of HCV was 5.8% and 5.2% respectively in Kinshasa. Conclusions: Although often asymptomatic, viral ...
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Vitamin D levels in a pediatric population of a primary care centre: a public health problem?
... Objective: Vitamin D deficiency is a public health problem that occurs more frequently than expected. The aim of this study is to evaluate the vitamin D levels of children attending the paediatrics ...
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Stepwise approach for the control and eventual elimination of Taenia solium as a public health problem
... One Health approach to the control of ...One Health approach targeting both porcine and human hosts, as being more likely to succeed compared to a single host intervention strategy [3, 17, ...
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Honour based violence as a global public health problem: a critical review of literature
... in Public Health. He has have been working in public health and social science research since last ten years in the UK and ...of health and wellbeing and violence (mainly gender and ...
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A New Era in Hepatitis C Therapy: A Public Health Problem with Solutions
... • Blood products or organs prior to 1992 • Children born to mothers with HCV. • From an endemic country[r] ...
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HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN WATER SOURCES AND FOOD PRODUCTS: A CONSTANT PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM
... Holman et al., [87] assessed fecal contamination in coastal marine environments across Georgia, Trinidad, and nine locations inside Puerto Rico. For the collection process, Membrane Filtration (EPA method 1604 and method ...
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On the time lag between awareness of a public health problem and the enactment of preventive legislation
... in public policy strategy, a trade off between costs and health, hegemony, or face saving and duplicity in the political process? Was it natural dullness on the part of the legislators or was it studied ...
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Arthritis is a major public health problem in
... as public initiatives promoting healthy weight, the majority of middle- aged and older Canadians are ...to health (for instance, diabetes and heart disease), excess weight is an important modifiable risk ...
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High Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Bangladeshi Children: An Emerging Public Health Problem
... Considering the report from other Asian countries, it is assumed that Bangla- desh is at risk of rickets and other vitamin D deficiency related health conse- quences. But there is no study regarding Vitamin D ...
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Bovine tuberculosis at the human-livestock-wildlife interface: is it a public health problem in Tanzania? A review.
... In Africa, consumption of raw fresh milk and improperly cooked or raw meat, and the attitude of some communities which regard bushmeat (poached or hunted wildlife) as a cheap source of protein, represents one of the ...
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RABIES AS ANIMAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM: ITS CONTROL AND PREVENTION
... and public health authorities, police, municipality and wild life will be established at various levels and conduct regular monitoring of the presence of stray dogs and ...
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Motorized Vehicles for Children: A New Public Health Problem
... The objective of decreasing the overuse of antibi- otics is sensible and desirable from every perspective imaginable, individually, societally, and for the health of the planet. As an infectious disease special- ...
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Fatal motorcycle crashes: a serious public health problem in Brazil
... victims, approximately eight suffered very severe injuries (ISS > 24), and fifty-seven casualties (11.9%) received maximum score (ISS = 75). This value is reached when potentially life-threatening injuries are found. ...
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How Thailand eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
... Methods: A baseline epidemiological survey was initiated in 2001 to identify both brugian and bancroftian filarial areas and delineate its endemicity. Mass drug administration (MDA) with diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) ...
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