TY - ECHAP
AU - Barogui YT
AU - Phanzu DM
AU - Asiedu K
AB - <p>The control strategy recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) is early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment to minimize morbidity, disability, and socioeconomic impact of Buruli ulcer (BU). This control strategy has evolved with the introduction of effective antibiotic treatment. It hinges around four pillars and is implemented through the three-tier levels of the health:</p>

<ul>
	<li>
	<p>Community-level activities</p>
	</li>
	<li>
	<p>Strengthening of the health system</p>
	</li>
	<li>
	<p>Standardized case management</p>
	</li>
	<li>
	<p>Supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of control activities</p>
	</li>
</ul>

<p>To ensure the quality of the control strategy, WHO has provided some BU key indicators. Furthermore, WHO has been promoting the integrated approach to the control of skin NTDs since 2016.</p>

BT - Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-89704-8_48
LA - eng
N2 - <p>The control strategy recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) is early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment to minimize morbidity, disability, and socioeconomic impact of Buruli ulcer (BU). This control strategy has evolved with the introduction of effective antibiotic treatment. It hinges around four pillars and is implemented through the three-tier levels of the health:</p>

<ul>
	<li>
	<p>Community-level activities</p>
	</li>
	<li>
	<p>Strengthening of the health system</p>
	</li>
	<li>
	<p>Standardized case management</p>
	</li>
	<li>
	<p>Supervision, monitoring, and evaluation of control activities</p>
	</li>
</ul>

<p>To ensure the quality of the control strategy, WHO has provided some BU key indicators. Furthermore, WHO has been promoting the integrated approach to the control of skin NTDs since 2016.</p>

PB - Springer International Publishing
PY - 2022
SN - 9783030897031
SP - 551
EP - 559
T2 - Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer
TI - Buruli Ulcer Control
ER -