01292nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001260007100042653001700113653002200130653001300152245012600165856006000291300001000351520078500361       1998                            d  bSpecial Programme for Research and Training in Tropical DiseasesAd10aDisabilities10aTropical diseases10aAdvocacy00aAdvocacy for the control of disabling tropical diseases : Report of a brainstorming meeting, Annecy, France, January 1998  uhttp://whqlibdoc.who.int/hq/1998/TDR_TDF_COMDT_98.4.pdf  a13 p.3 aIn disease control, priority usually goes to those diseases that kill. Disabling tropical diseases are often given low priority. In January 1998, a brainstorming meeting was held to generate new ideas on how to find more effective ways to advocate for the control of disabling tropical diseases. The meeting brought together participants from a wide variety of backgrounds and experience - from governments, industry, donors, the arts, banks, communications, NGOs and marketing. 

This report presents the ideas generated at the meeting. The sections of the report include advocacy and marketing, examples of WHO approaches to advocacy, target audiences, and communicating messages. The main conclusions and research issues are summarised, and a list of participants is given.