Implementing Preventive Chemotherapy through an Integrated National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program in Mali
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Implementing Preventive Chemotherapy through an Integrated National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program in Mali
BACKGROUND Mali is endemic for all five targeted major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). As one of the five 'fast-track' countries supported with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funds, Mali started to integrate the activities of existing disease-specific national control programs on these diseases in 2007. The ultimate objectives are to eliminate lymphatic filar...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001574