The cost-effectiveness of an eradication programme in the end game: Evidence from guinea worm disease.

• Autors principals: Christopher Fitzpatrick (Autor), Dieudonné P Sankara (Autor), Junerlyn Farah Agua (Autor), Lakshmi Jonnalagedda (Autor), Filippo Rumi (Autor), Adam Weiss (Autor), Matthew Braden (Autor), Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben (Autor), Nicole Kruse (Autor), Kate Braband (Autor), Gautam Biswas (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Of the three diseases targeted for eradication by WHO, two are so-called Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)-guinea worm disease (GWD) and yaws. The Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (GWEP) is in its final stages, with only 25 reported in 2016. However, global eradication still requires certification...