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Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis

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A study examined the first 8 years of the organization's programs and reported that they were generally successful and that the elimination plan was a good investment for participating countries. A study review 13 years into the program found that the programs were reducing the disease, but not as
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The GPELF is a partnership organization in which countries establish a national LF elimination program, various international sponsors fund the programs, regional pharmaceutical companies produce medicine, universities assist with monitoring, and the WHO convenes international conversation.
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Ichimori, Kazuyo; King, Jonathan D.; Engels, Dirk; Yajima, Aya; Mikhailov, Alexei; Lammie, Patrick; Ottesen, Eric A.; Gyapong, John Owusu (11 December 2014).
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quickly as planned, and that there would need to be changes to meet the goal of eliminating the disease by 2020.
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Ottesen, Eric A.; Hooper, Pamela J.; Bradley, Mark; Biswas, Gautam; de Silva, Nilanthi (8 October 2008).
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to at least 65% of the population in areas with an infection rate of 1% or more.
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Ramaiah, K. D.; Ottesen, Eric A.; Bockarie, Moses (20 November 2014).
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China participated in the program and became LF free in 2007.
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and also treat the people who already have the infection.
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Ndeffo-Mbah, Martial L; Galvani, Alison P (April 2017).
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As an elimination strategy, the organization recommends
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Index

World Health Organization
eradicate
Filarioidea
lymphatic filariasis
mass drug administration
"Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report, 2019"
"Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: The Processes Underlyreing Programme Success"
doi
10.1371/journal.pntd.0003328
PMC
4263400
PMID
25502758
"The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: Health Impact after 8 Years"
doi
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000317
PMC
2556399
PMID
18841205
"Progress and Impact of 13 Years of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis on Reducing the Burden of Filarial Disease"
doi
10.1371/journal.pntd.0003319
PMC
4239120
PMID
25412180
"Global elimination of lymphatic filariasis"
doi
10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30544-8

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