TY - JOUR KW - WASH KW - Sanitation KW - Non-communicable diseases KW - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) AU - Mishra SR AU - Dhimal M AU - Bhandari PM AU - Adhikari B AB -

The global sanitation divide is narrowing. However, in many countries in Asia and Africa, the gap between rural and urban sanitation coverage is rather widening. Moreover, there is an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), notwithstanding to the already high burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). A scientific query is building on how the global 'sanitation for all' goal will address the dual burden of NTDs and NCDs, and help further understand the link between the two. This paper aims to discuss the link between i) sanitation and NTDs, and ii) sanitation and NCDs through a scoping review of the literature.

BT - Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines C1 -

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28883978?dopt=Abstract

DO - 10.1186/s40794-017-0051-3 J2 - Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines LA - eng N2 -

The global sanitation divide is narrowing. However, in many countries in Asia and Africa, the gap between rural and urban sanitation coverage is rather widening. Moreover, there is an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), notwithstanding to the already high burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). A scientific query is building on how the global 'sanitation for all' goal will address the dual burden of NTDs and NCDs, and help further understand the link between the two. This paper aims to discuss the link between i) sanitation and NTDs, and ii) sanitation and NCDs through a scoping review of the literature.

PY - 2017 EP - 8 T2 - Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines TI - Sanitation for all: the global opportunity to increase transgenerational health gains and better understand the link between NCDs and NTDs, a scoping review. UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530944/pdf/40794_2017_Article_51.pdf VL - 3 SN - 2055-0936 ER -