01589nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653002100042653002600063653001100089653001800100653002400118653002300142653003700165653002700202653002000229653002200249100001200271700001600283700001400299245017700313300000900490490000600499520080400505022001401309       2012                            d10aCaribbean Region10aEpidemiologic Methods10aHumans10aLatin America10aModels, Theoretical10aNeglected Diseases10aPan American Health Organization10aPublic Health Practice10aRisk Assessment10aTropical Medicine1 aAult SK1 aNicholls RS1 aSaboya MI00aThe Pan American Health Organization's role and perspectives on the mapping and modeling of the neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: an overview.  aS7-90 v63 a<p>The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which functions as the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, is committed to provide technical cooperation to countries to update the epidemiological information available for mapping and modelling of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), a set of diseases mainly caused by parasites affecting people living in low socioeconomic and favourable environmental conditions. This communication discusses PAHO's role and perspectives in the use of mapping and modelling of these diseases with a view to promote its use in the development and implementation of integrated, inter-programmatic and inter-sectoral plans for the prevention, control or elimination of the NTDs and other infectious diseases related to poverty.</p>
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