01340nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653002200042653002300064653001100087653004200098653001300140653002100153653003300174653001200207100001400219700001800233700001900251245008100270300001000351490000800361520071500369022001401084       2008                            d10aTropical Medicine10aParasitic Diseases10aHumans10aHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice10aEthiopia10aEndemic Diseases10aDrug Administration Schedule10aAnimals1 aTadesse Z1 aHailemariam A1 aKolaczinski JH00aPotential for integrated control of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia.  a213-40 v1023 a<p>Ethiopia is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world, endemic for many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The Ministry of Health is successfully controlling onchocerciasis through community-directed treatment with ivermectin and has implemented health system changes that would allow extension of integrated NTD control to schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and trachoma. Funds are now needed to gain a better understanding of the endemicity and co-endemicity of these diseases and to formulate and pilot integrated packages for mass drug administration (MDA). Based on the experience gained, MDA may then be scaled-up to all NTD-endemic areas.</p>
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