01308nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260003800042653003000080653001800110653002300128653002100151100003100172245012300203250001200326856006900338300000900407050001600416520064900432020002101081       2010                            d  bWorld Health OrganizationaGeneva10aTropical medicine, trends10aPoverty Areas10aParasitic Diseases10aEndemic Diseases1 aWorld Health Organization 00aWorking to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases: First WHO report on neglected tropical diseases.  a1 st ed  uhttp://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2010/9789241564090_eng.pdf  a186   a110.2 WHO b3 a<p>First WHO Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 Neglected tropical diseases blight the lives of a billion people worldwide and threaten the health of millions more. These close companions of poverty weaken impoverished populations, frustrate the achievement of health in the Millennium Development Goals and impede global public health outcomes. This report presents evidence to demonstrate that activities undertaken to prevent and control neglected tropical diseases are producing results – and that achievements are being recognized. By 2008, preventive chemotherapy had reached more than 670 million people in 75 countries.</p>
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