Navigating the Path to Elimination: Lessons from Lymphatic Filariasis and Trachoma Dossiers
In the late 1990s, the World Health Assembly adopted resolutions targeting the global elimination of the diseases lymphatic filariasis (LF) and trachoma as public health problems. Tremendous progress has been made since then, with 19 countries eliminating LF and 18 countries eliminating trachoma.To validate elimination of a neglected tropical disease (NTD) as a public health […]
