@article{25288,
  keywords = {Tuberculosis, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Malaria, Infectious diseases of poverty, HIV/aids, Community-based interventions, Community platforms},
  author = {Bhutta Z and Salam R and Das J and Lassi Z},
  title = {Tackling the existing burden of infectious diseases in the developing world: existing gaps and the way forward.},
  abstract = {<p>This series evaluates the effectiveness of community-based interventions (CBIs) to prevent and control infectious diseases of poverty (IDoP). Evidence from our reviews suggests that CBIs and school-based delivery platforms are effective in averting risk behaviors and reducing the disease burden. Co-implementation of interventions through existing community-based programs including immunization campaigns, antenatal care and maternal and child health programs have the potential to scale-up interventions for IDoP. Future research should focus on the process of developing and implementing efficient community-based programs through a comprehensive approach, and to gauge the effectiveness of various existing delivery models in order to improve morbidity and mortality outcomes.</p>},
  year = {2014},
  journal = {Infectious diseases of poverty},
  volume = {3},
  pages = {28},
  issn = {2049-9957},
  url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124963/pdf/2049-9957-3-28.pdf},
  doi = {10.1186/2049-9957-3-28},
  language = {eng},
}