Elimination of Infectious Diseases from the South-East Asia Region Keeping the Promise

• Main Author: Singh, Poonam Khetrapal
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Nature 2021; Springer; Springer Singapore; Springer Nature Singapore
• Edition: 1
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health
• Subjects: Clinical and internal medicine; Communicable diseases; Demography; Development and Health; Development studies; Diseases; Diseases and disorders; elimination of Malaria; elimination of Yaws; Infectious and contagious diseases; Infectious Diseases; infectious diseases in South East Asia; Interdisciplinary studies; lymphatic filariasis; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine and Nursing; neonatal tetanus; polio-free regions; Population and demography; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology; Sociology and anthropology; UN Sustainable Development Goals
• ISBN: 9789811655661; 9811655669; 9789811655654; 9811655650
• ISSN: 2192-3698; 2192-3701
• DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-5566-1

This book discusses the historical context, country experience, and best practices that led to eliminating infectious diseases from the WHO’s South-East Asia Region, such as malaria, lymphatic filariasis, yaws, trachoma, and mother-to-child HIV in the mid-twentieth and twenty-first century. The UN S...

Table of Contents:

• 11.2 How EMTCT is Organized Within Maldives' Health System -- 11.3 Leaping to EMTCT from a Springboard of Maternal and Child Health Services -- 11.4 Addressing Challenges by Capitalizing on Opportunities -- 11.5 Key Highlights of Maldives' Successful Validation of EMTCT -- 11.6 Sustaining the Achievement of EMTCT-The Way Forward for Maldives -- References -- 12 Leprosy: Accelerating Towards a Leprosy-Free World -- 12.1 Background -- 12.2 The Emergence of Multidrug Therapy -- 12.3 Elimination Strategies -- 12.4 Lessons Learnt -- 12.5 The Road Ahead -- References
• Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editor -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 A Historic Paradigm Shift in Communicable Diseases in South-East Asia: From Control to Elimination -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Disease Elimination as a Goal-The Early Years -- 1.3 Disease Elimination and the Push for Universal Health Coverage -- 1.4 Elimination in the South-East Asia Region -- 1.5 The Way Forward -- References -- 2 Thailand: Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 The Process -- 2.2.1 The Initial years -- 2.2.2 Reducing Costs -- 2.2.3 Moving Towards Elimination -- 2.3 Other Factors for Success -- 2.4 Maintenance of Validation -- References -- 3 Yaws: Freeing Young Children in India from an Old Scourge -- 3.1 Background -- 3.2 Disease of the Young -- 3.3 India's Approach to Yaws Elimination -- 3.4 Challenges Faced by India in Its Efforts to Eliminate Yaws -- 3.5 Yaws Elimination in India: Key Elements of Success -- 3.6 The Road Ahead: Lessons Learned -- References -- 4 The Maldives: A Long Battle to Banish Malaria -- 4.1 Background -- 4.2 Challenges Faced in Eliminating Malaria -- 4.3 The Maldives' Approach to Malaria Elimination: Long Road -- 4.4 Key Elements of Success -- 4.5 Moving Forward: Lessons Learnt -- References -- 5 Unburdening the Poor: Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in the Maldives -- 5.1 Background -- 5.2 Blueprint for Elimination -- 5.3 Overcoming Challenges to Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis -- 5.4 Long Campaign to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis -- 5.5 Key Elements of Success -- 5.6 Moving Forward: Lessons Learnt -- References -- 6 Sri Lanka: Long Battle to Eliminate Malaria -- 6.1 Background -- 6.2 Malaria in Sri Lanka -- 6.3 A Century of Malaria Control -- 6.4 Challenges to Malaria Control -- 6.5 Elements of Success -- 6.6 Lessons Learnt -- 6.7 Challenges Ahead
• References -- 7 Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination in Sri Lanka: Overcoming the Odds -- 7.1 Background -- 7.2 Road to Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis -- 7.3 Overcoming the Challenges to Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis -- 7.4 Key Elements of Success -- 7.5 Moving Forward -- References -- 8 Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Thailand: A Model for Best Practices -- 8.1 Background -- 8.2 Thailand's Approach to Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis -- 8.3 Challenges to Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis -- 8.4 Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination: Key Elements of Success -- 8.5 Moving Forward: Lessons Learnt -- References -- 9 Trachoma Elimination in Nepal: Bringing Light, Preventing Darkness -- 9.1 Background -- 9.2 Efforts to Eliminate Trachoma -- 9.3 Beginning of the Elimination Journey in Nepal -- 9.4 Elimination Strategy and Implementation -- 9.4.1 Assessing the Burden -- 9.4.2 Medical Interventions -- 9.4.3 Focus on Cleanliness -- 9.4.4 Surveillance -- 9.5 Overcoming Obstacles -- 9.6 Post-Elimination Challenges -- References -- 10 Sri Lanka Marches Ahead and achieves Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Syphilis -- 10.1 Background -- 10.2 Sri Lanka Takes up the Challenge -- 10.2.1 HIV Scenario and EMTCT of HIV -- 10.2.2 Syphilis Scenario and EMTCT of Syphilis -- 10.3 Key Factors that Helped Sri Lanka Achieve Elimination -- 10.3.1 Strong Public Health Services -- 10.3.2 Quick Updating of Guidelines Based on Emerging Evidence -- 10.3.3 A Comprehensive Approach to Prevent Infections Among Women -- 10.3.4 Multisectoral Coordination Was the Key to Elimination -- 10.3.5 Sound Financial Support -- References -- 11 Leveraging Health System Gains Towards Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and Syphilis: How Maldives Became the Second Country in WHO South-East Asia Region to Achieve This Feat -- 11.1 Background