Helminth infections: Enabling the World Health Organization Road Map
Sabine Specht, Jennifer Keiser
Abstract
Helminthiases are considered among the most persistent public health problems. Control and/or elimination remains a global health challenge and the World Health Organization Road Map highlights critical gaps and actions required to reach the 2030 targets, among them the need for new and more effective treatment options. Stronger collaborations across different fields are required to reach these goals. The helminth elimination platform is one example of how knowledge of two different disease areas can be aligned to fuse expertise and break disease silos.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyPublic healthRoad mapNeglected tropical diseasesHelminthsDisease controlDiseaseHelminth infectionsEnvironmental resource managementImmunologyCartographyBiotechnologyGeographyMedicineEnvironmental scienceNursingPathologyParasites and Host InteractionsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsHelminth infection and control