Boisson Sophie, Engels Dirk, Gordon Bruce A, Medlicott Kate O, Neira Maria P, Montresor Antonio, Solomon Anthony W, Velleman Yael
Department of Public Health, the Environment and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland.
Int Health. 2016 Mar;8 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):i19-21. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv073.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over 1 billion people. Safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) contribute to prevention and management of most NTDs. Linking WASH and NTD interventions has potential to impact on multiple NTDs and can help secure sustainable and equitable progress towards universal access to WASH. The need to address the determinants of NTDs has been acknowledged. In response, WHO has published a new Global Strategy: 'Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for accelerating and sustaining progress on Neglected Tropical Diseases'. The Strategy focuses on cross-cutting actions that benefit disease control and care efforts, and strengthen health systems. Implementation of the strategy and the accompanying action plan can help ensure that the health and development agenda leaves no one behind.
被忽视的热带病（NTDs）影响着超过10亿人口。安全的水、环境卫生和个人卫生（WASH）有助于大多数热带病的预防和管理。将WASH与热带病干预措施相联系，有可能对多种热带病产生影响，并有助于确保在普及WASH方面取得可持续和公平的进展。人们已经认识到应对热带病决定因素的必要性。作为回应，世界卫生组织发布了一项新的全球战略：“水、环境卫生和个人卫生以加速和维持被忽视热带病防治工作的进展”。该战略侧重于采取跨领域行动，以促进疾病控制和护理工作，并加强卫生系统。实施该战略及配套行动计划有助于确保健康与发展议程不让任何人掉队。
