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Journal Article > Research

Examples of tropical disease control in the humanitarian medical programmes of MSF and Merlin

Balasegaram M, Dejene S, Tinnemann P, Perkins S, Davidson RN
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Abstract
Humanitarian medical programmes in the tropics have the opportunity to provide beacons of good practice. The use of modern drugs and diagnostics, a lack of bureaucracy, adequate budgets, motivated staff and well-functioning supply lines all contribute to the success of this approach. At a joint meeting of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Médecins Sans Frontières and Merlin, new data were presented on the outcomes of recent humanitarian programmes to control malaria (Ethiopia), human African trypanosomiasis (south Sudan), Lassa fever (Sierra Leone) and tuberculosis (Tomsk, former USSR).
Countries
EthiopiaSierra Leone
DOI
10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.08.010
Published Date
01-Apr-2006
PubMed ID
16289631
Languages
English
Journal
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume / Issue / Pages
Volume 100, Issue 4
Issue Date
01-Apr-2006
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