Dracunculiasis eradication by 1995. Will endemic countries meet the target
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11491364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ahmed Tayeh (University of London), Sandy Cairncro (0000-0002-5342-1269, United Nations Children's Fund), Sandy Cairncross |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 191-207 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Policy and Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapol/8.3.191 |
| OpenAlex | W2133477657 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Dracunculiasis continues to be a major public health problem among many rural communities in Africa and the Indian Sub-continent which depend upon unprotected water sources for drinking. It is a painful and debilitating disease which is exclusively transmitted through drinking water from contaminated open sources. Various risk factors are implicated in dracunculiasis transmission which are related to water sources. Dracunculiasis is highly seasonal, with most of the cases appearing in the eariy dry season, end of dry season or early wet season depending upon local conditions. Its social, educational and economic cost to the individual, the household and the community is considerable and well documented. Unfortunately, no drug has been effective for its treatment, but prevention is attainable through water supply provision, when affordable, or health education promoting the filtering of drinking water and avoidance of water sources by sufferers of the disease. Such interventions are presently used as a strategy for its eradication. International awareness of dracunculiasis has been growing recently as a result of the International Water Decade (1981–1990). It was targeted for eradication by 1995 by several international organizations and by national governments in endemic countries. This paper concludes by discussing the different strategies used in its eradication and the prospect of achieving the eradication goal by 1995 as planned.
Business · Developing country · Dracunculiasis · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Environmental protection · Geography · Psychological intervention · Public health · Sanitation · Water supply · Environmental Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine · Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
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