Twenty Years of Onchocerciasis Control in West Africa
Author : World Health Organization
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File Size : 14,4 MB
Release : 1994
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Author : World Health Organization
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Page : pages
File Size : 14,4 MB
Release : 1994
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Author : Organisation mondiale de la santé
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Page : 175 pages
File Size : 28,44 MB
Release : 1994
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Author : Ebrahim M. Samba
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Page : 120 pages
File Size : 48,79 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Medical
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An analysis of the many factors that have contributed to the striking success of the Onchocerciasis Control Program in West Africa (OCP), a major public health initiative now entering its twenty-first year. Throughout its history, OCP has been distinguished by its large size, the complexity of its operations, the long time frame needed for success, and the degree of commitment required by donors and participating countries alike. The Program has also been distinguished by its explicit aim to eliminate a disease, which has been a major obstacle to socioeconomic development as well as a cause of great disability and suffering. In examining the Program's many successful features, the author, who has directed OCP since late 1980, draws upon extensive personal experience, supported by the results of several external evaluations, to show how international collaboration, careful planning, and well managed field operations can overcome what may seem to be insurmountable obstacles. Throughout this analysis, an effort is made to extract lessons useful in the management of other large public health programs. The book also gives careful attention to managerial principles that will be important when OCP ceases operation and participating countries take over responsibility for the surveillance and management of recrudescence. The book has two parts. Chapters in the first part give a detailed account of the history, structure, operation, and achievements of OCP. Part two, on the management of OCP, explains how sound budgeting, detailed plans, time-limited goals, task-focused training, and careful computation of costs worked to maintain well-organized operations and keep staff motivated and efficient
Author : World Health Organization
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,97 MB
Release : 1994
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Author : Laurent Yaméogo
Publisher : IRD Editions
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 12,62 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Flies as carriers of disease
ISBN : 9782709915236
Author : Helen Bynum
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 11,79 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789241562270
Onchocerciasis is also known as river blindness.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,32 MB
Release : 19??
Category : Onchocerciasis
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Author : World Health Organization. Onchocerciasis Control Programme
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Page : 113 pages
File Size : 42,35 MB
Release : 1985*
Category : Onchocerciasis
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Author : Bruce Benton
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 17,26 MB
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1421439662
It provides a template for a broad range of global health efforts and is an excellent example of evolving, increasingly effective approaches to disease control and elimination.
Author : Bernhard Liese
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Onchocerciasis
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Among African health programs, this program to control "riverblindness" is an exceptional recent success story. Here are some lessons from it.