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A Review on the Epidemiology and Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 2017 Neglected Tropical Diseases are group of infectious diseases caused by various microorganisms that cause debilitating infections with worrisome sequelae affecting the underserved and underdeveloped regions of the world.
Galalain S.M., Bandiya H.M., Galalain A.M. and Mohammed Y*.
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Access to Improved Water Sources and Rural Productivity: Analytical Framework and Cross-country Evidence [PDF]
In this paper we address the issue of access to drinking water in rural areas related to the productivity of the agricultural workforce. Considering an agricultural household model as our basic conceptual framework, we analyze the theoretical aspects of ...
Youssouf Kiendrebeogo
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Closing the Sanitation Gap: The Case for Better Public Funding of Sanitation and Hygiene
, 2004 Slow progress is being made towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal for sanitation despite the fact that investments in sanitation have significant health, educational and economic benefits. More action is needed to improve the quality
Evans, BE, Haller, L, Hutton, G
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Handbook on Climate Change and Disaster Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices [PDF]
, 2012 This handbook was developed to help governmental and non-governmental agencies involved in safe water delivery, sanitation hygiene at local level, union and ward disaster management committees, to enhance their respective capacities to cope with climate ...
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Deliberate Extinction: Whether to Destroy the Last Smallpox Virus [PDF]
, 2004 The target problem to be examined is smallpox. Specifically, what should we (the United States and the entire world) now do with the last known residual samples of the virus that causes this uniquely horrific disease?
Koplow, David A.
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Cost-Effective Prevention of Diarrheal Diseases: A Critical Review [PDF]
This paper critically reviews the existing research on the cost-effective prevention and treatment of diarrheal diseases, and identifies research priorities in this area aimed at finding ways to reduce the diarrheal disease burden.
Alix Peterson Zwane, Michael Kremer
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Participating in eradication: how Guinea worm redefined eradication, and eradication redefined Guinea worm, 1985-2022. [PDF]
Med Hist, 2023 Roberts JD.
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Health and labor productivity : the economic impact of onchocercal skin disease [PDF]
Teams from two institutions studied the economic impact of health status on productivity and income. They studied whether onchocercal skin disease caused economic damage to the labor force at a coffee plantation in southwest Ethiopia, and how much.
Aehyung Kim, Hailu, Asrat, Tandon, Ajay
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