title: Preventive Chemotherapy and Transmission Control (PCT) databank: a tool for planning, implementation and monitoring of integrated preventive chemotherapy for control of neglected tropical diseases.
abstract: The integration of vertical control programmes of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) aims to contain operational cost, simplify the application of the control measures and further extend the coverage of interventions. The Preventive Chemotherapy and Transmission Control (PCT) databank was established by the WHO to facilitate access and sharing of information from national programmes with stakeholders involved in NTD control. The PCT databank contains compilations of historical and current information on disease-specific epidemiological situations, the geographical overlapping of NTDs and progress of control activities in all the NTD-endemic countries. A summary of country-specific epidemiological maps and the progress of control activities are available from the online PCT databank and the Country Profiles. Annual progress of preventive chemotherapy interventions targeting specific NTDs is reported in the Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER) published annually for each disease targeted. In this paper, the method of data collection and compilation used to establish the PCT databank is explained and the key features of the online PCT databank, the Country Profiles and WER are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. yajimaa@who.int
authors.forename: Aya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Alexei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikhailov
authors.forename: Pamela S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mbabazi
authors.forename: Albis F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Gabrielli
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minchiotti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montresor
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Engels
mesh_terms: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018890:Chemoprevention / Q000379:methods*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011634:Public Health; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents