01525nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653001700042653003200059653001200091653003500103653001300138653003400151653002400185100001300209700001200222700001000234700001200244245011600256856007900372300000700451490000600458520079300464022001401257       2014                            d10aTuberculosis10aNeglected Tropical Diseases10aMalaria10aInfectious diseases of poverty10aHIV/aids10aCommunity-based interventions10aCommunity platforms1 aBhutta Z1 aSalam R1 aDas J1 aLassi Z00aTackling the existing burden of infectious diseases in the developing world: existing gaps and the way forward.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4124963/pdf/2049-9957-3-28.pdf  a280 v33 a<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>  a2049-9957