Article ; Online: Progress in the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in the Western Pacific Region: successes and challenges.
2020 Volume 13, Issue Suppl 1, Page(s) S10–S16
Abstract: The Western Pacific Region is the largest and most diverse region in the world, made up of 37 countries and territories in the Pacific, Oceania and parts of Asia, with a population of more than 1.9 billion people stretching over an area from China and ... ...
Abstract | The Western Pacific Region is the largest and most diverse region in the world, made up of 37 countries and territories in the Pacific, Oceania and parts of Asia, with a population of more than 1.9 billion people stretching over an area from China and Mongolia in the north to New Zealand in the south. In 1999, 22 countries and territories in the Pacific joined together and launched the Pacific Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis. Shortly after, the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000. In 2004, 12 countries in the Asia subregion of the Western Pacific Region and Southeast Asian Region joined and developed the Mekong-Plus Strategic Plan for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis. Since then, significant efforts have been made by all endemic countries, with annual mass drug administration (MDA) as a principal strategy, through strong partnership with the WHO and other donors and partners. As a result, by the end of 2019, 10 of 22 endemic countries in the region, including 8 of 16 countries in the Pacific and 2 countries in the Asia subregion, achieved WHO validation for elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem. All the other countries are either progressing with post-MDA surveillance or accelerating efforts by adoption of the new triple drug therapy strategy and enhancement of MDA campaigns to tackle persistent transmission. Some 85% of the originally endemic implementation units have stopped MDA and the number of people requiring MDA for LF in the Western Pacific Region was reduced by 72% from 2000 to 2018. This paper reviews the progress, key success factors and remaining challenges and indicates the way forward to achieve LF elimination in the Western Pacific Region. |
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MeSH term(s) | Asia ; China/epidemiology ; Elephantiasis, Filarial/drug therapy ; Elephantiasis, Filarial/epidemiology ; Elephantiasis, Filarial/prevention & control ; Filaricides/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Mongolia ; New Zealand |
Chemical Substances | Filaricides |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-12-21 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review |
ZDB-ID | 2526175-7 |
ISSN | 1876-3405 ; 1876-3413 |
ISSN (online) | 1876-3405 |
ISSN | 1876-3413 |
DOI | 10.1093/inthealth/ihaa087 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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