Keywords:
Communicable diseases Prevention
;
Health planning
;
Diseases
;
Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 A Historic Paradigm Shift in Communicable Diseases in South-East Asia: From Control to Elimination -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Disease Elimination as a Goal-The Early Years -- 1.3 Disease Elimination and the Push for Universal Health Coverage -- 1.4 Elimination in the South-East Asia Region -- 1.5 The Way Forward -- References -- 2 Thailand: Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 The Process -- 2.2.1 The Initial years -- 2.2.2 Reducing Costs -- 2.2.3 Moving Towards Elimination -- 2.3 Other Factors for Success -- 2.4 Maintenance of Validation -- References -- 3 Yaws: Freeing Young Children in India from an Old Scourge -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 Disease of the Young -- 3.3 India's Approach to Yaws Elimination -- 3.4 Challenges Faced by India in Its Efforts to Eliminate Yaws -- 3.5 Yaws Elimination in India: Key Elements of Success -- 3.6 The Road Ahead: Lessons Learned -- References -- 4 The Maldives: A Long Battle to Banish Malaria -- 4.1 Background -- 4.2 Challenges Faced in Eliminating Malaria -- 4.3 The Maldives' Approach to Malaria Elimination: Long Road -- 4.4 Key Elements of Success -- 4.5 Moving Forward: Lessons Learnt -- References -- 5 Unburdening the Poor: Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in the Maldives -- 5.1 Background -- 5.2 Blueprint for Elimination -- 5.3 Overcoming Challenges to Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis -- 5.4 Long Campaign to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis -- 5.5 Key Elements of Success -- 5.6 Moving Forward: Lessons Learnt -- References -- 6 Sri Lanka: Long Battle to Eliminate Malaria -- 6.1 Background -- 6.2 Malaria in Sri Lanka -- 6.3 A Century of Malaria Control -- 6.4 Challenges to Malaria Control -- 6.5 Elements of Success -- 6.6 Lessons Learnt -- 6.7 Challenges Ahead.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (133 pages)
ISBN:
9789811655661
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Public Health Ser.
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=6944400
DDC:
381
Language:
English
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
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