02681nas a2200613   4500000000100000008004100001653002300042653002100065653001500086653002300101653001200124653001100136653001800147653002500165653002600190653003300216653001200249100001500261700001200276700001500288700001300303700001300316700001200329700001500341700001700356700001500373700001500388700001400403700001400417700001400431700001200445700001300457700001700470700001200487700001300499700001600512700001400528700001300542700001200555700001400567700001700581700001000598700001400608700001700622700001300639700001500652700001500667245015900682856007700841300001000918490000600928520111900934022001402053       2013                            d10aWater Purification10aTropical Climate10aSanitation10aNeglected Diseases10aHygiene10aHumans10aHealth Policy10aCooperative Behavior10aCommunicable Diseases10aCommunicable Disease Control10aAnimals1 aFreeman MC1 aOgden S1 aJacobson J1 aAbbott D1 aAddiss D1 aAmnie A1 aBeckwith C1 aCairncross S1 aCallejas R1 aColford JM1 aEmerson P1 aFenwick A1 aFishman R1 aGallo K1 aGrimes J1 aKarapetyan G1 aKeene B1 aLammie P1 aMacarthur C1 aLochery P1 aPetach H1 aPlatt J1 aPrabasi S1 aRosenboom JW1 aRoy S1 aSaywell D1 aSchechtman L1 aTantri A1 aVelleman Y1 aUtzinger J00aIntegration of water, sanitation, and hygiene for the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: a rationale for inter-sectoral collaboration.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3784463/pdf/pntd.0002439.pdf  ae24390 v73 a<p>Improvements of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and appropriate health-seeking behavior are necessary for achieving sustained control, elimination, or eradication of many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Indeed, the global strategies to fight NTDs include provision of WASH, but few programs have specific WASH targets and approaches. Collaboration between disease control programs and stakeholders in WASH is a critical next step. A group of stakeholders from the NTD control, child health, and WASH sectors convened in late 2012 to discuss opportunities for, and barriers to, collaboration. The group agreed on a common vision, namely "Disease-free communities that have adequate and equitable access to water and sanitation, and that practice good hygiene." Four key areas of collaboration were identified, including (i) advocacy, policy, and communication; (ii) capacity building and training; (iii) mapping, data collection, and monitoring; and (iv) research. We discuss strategic opportunities and ways forward for enhanced collaboration between the WASH and the NTD sectors.</p>
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