The Global Snake Bite Initiative: an antidote for snake bite

The Global Snake Bite Initiative: an antidote for snake bite

Diseases are forgotten, neglected, and abandoned by governments, public health organisations, and development agencies when their effects are not identified and clearly articulated. Besides the need for concerted advocacy, timely, accurate information and appropriate policy settings are crucial to i...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet (British edition) 2010-01, Vol.375 (9708), p.89-91
Hauptverfasser: Williams, David, BSc, Gutiérrez, José María, PhD, Harrison, Robert, PhD, Warrell, David A, Prof, White, Julian, MD, Winkel, Kenneth D, PhD, Gopalakrishnakone, Ponnampalam, Prof
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Community
Compliance
Deaths
Disease
Fever
Global health
Health economics
Health facilities
Humans
Initiatives
Internal Medicine
Malaria
Mortality
Parasitic diseases
Protective clothing
Public health
Snake bites
Snake Bites - mortality
Snake Bites - prevention & control
Tropical diseases
Tropical Medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Diseases are forgotten, neglected, and abandoned by governments, public health organisations, and development agencies when their effects are not identified and clearly articulated. Besides the need for concerted advocacy, timely, accurate information and appropriate policy settings are crucial to improve the perceptions of funding providers especially when public health budgets are entirely inadequate and priorities are too focused.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61159-4