Integration of water, sanitation, and hygiene for the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: a rationale for inter-sectoral collaboration.

• Main Authors: Matthew C Freeman (Author), Stephanie Ogden (Author), Julie Jacobson (Author), Daniel Abbott (Author), David G Addiss (Author), Asrat G Amnie (Author), Colin Beckwith (Author), Sandy Cairncross (Author), Rafael Callejas (Author), Jack M Colford (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author), Alan Fenwick (Author), Rebecca Fishman (Author), Kerry Gallo (Author), Jack Grimes (Author), Gagik Karapetyan (Author), Brooks Keene (Author), Patrick J Lammie (Author), Chad Macarthur (Author), Peter Lochery (Author), Helen Petach (Author), Jennifer Platt (Author), Sarina Prabasi (Author), Jan Willem Rosenboom (Author), Sharon Roy (Author), Darren Saywell (Author), Lisa Schechtman (Author), Anupama Tantri (Author), Yael Velleman (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Improvements of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure and appropriate health-seeking behavior are necessary for achieving sustained control, elimination, or eradication of many neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Indeed, the global strategies to fight NTDs include provision of WASH, b...