Schistosomiasis in Africa: An Emerging Tragedy in Our New Global Health Decade
Year: 2009
Type: editorial
Abstract: Despite new information that the disease burden of schistosomiasis in Africa may be equivalent to malaria or HIV/AIDS and a simple annual anthelminthic treatment for this disease is available for less than 50 cents per person including delivery costs, we now know that fewer than 5 % of the infected population is receiving coverage. To date, this situation represents one of the first great failures of the ‘‘global health decade’’ that began in 2000. Although it has not been officially labeled as such, there are many good reasons to consider the first years of the 21st century as the global health decade [1]. Through the
Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Authors: Peter J. Hotez, Alan Fenwick
Language: English
Subfield: Parasitology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,670
OpenAlex ID: W2150934040