01371nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653001100042653002100053653002000074653002900094653001800123653001800141653001500159653001200174100001300186700001400199700001500213245009100228300001100319490000700330520077800337022001401115       2006                            d10aHumans10aTropical Climate10aschistosomiasis10aNational Health Programs10aHelminthiasis10aGlobal health10aFilariasis10aAnimals1 aLammie P1 aFenwick A1 aUtzinger J00aA blueprint for success: integration of neglected tropical disease control programmes.  a313-210 v223 a<p>The rapid expansion of chemotherapy-based control programmes for neglected tropical diseases has been catalysed by funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, donations of several drugs from pharmaceutical manufacturers, and the reduced price of the drug praziquantel. Focussing on lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis, we review here the progress made to date with the implementation and integration of large-scale control programmes. Unresolved issues include a means for rapid identification of communities at highest risk of co-morbidity, cost-effective approaches for integrating the technical interventions into setting-specific packages, and determination of the most appropriate and sustainable delivery systems.</p>
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