01831nas a2200205 4500000000100000008004100001653001700042653001500059653001800074653000900092653002200101100001400123700001400137700001400151245006700165856010600232300001200338490000600350520126900356 2019 d10aHuman Rights10aPrevention10aPublic health10aRisk10aTropical diseases1 aPacheco G1 aDelgado D1 aDelgado G00aThe Control of Tropical Diseases is the Health Goal to Achieve uhttp://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=251&doi=10.11648/j.sjph.20190705.15 a163-1660 v73 a

In the world, one billion people are affected by tropical diseases, mainly people with low economic resources in rural and marginal urban regions. Being an important public health problem, prevention and control have been attempted. Achieving relevant progress in this regard. The objective is to show aspects related to the sanitary approach of tropical diseases. Based on the documentary review of virtual databases based on systematic analysis. The findings were grouped into: advances in the control of tropical diseases; tropical diseases from the prism of human rights; and challenges to consider for the maintenance of the control and extension of the prevention of tropical diseases. It is concluded that despite the complexity of the transmission of tropical diseases, great advances have been made in the control and prevention of some of them; that the principles of participation, non-discrimination and responsibility guarantee the human right to health in tropical diseases; that the progress achieved in the control and prevention of tropical diseases requires international support, consideration of environmental factors, timely health response, professional training, community participation and the promotion of research on the subject.