title: The Pan American Health Organization's role and perspectives on the mapping and modeling of the neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: an overview.
abstract: The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which functions as the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, is committed to provide technical cooperation to countries to update the epidemiological information available for mapping and modelling of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), a set of diseases mainly caused by parasites affecting people living in low socioeconomic and favourable environmental conditions. This communication discusses PAHO's role and perspectives in the use of mapping and modelling of these diseases with a view to promote its use in the development and implementation of integrated, inter-programmatic and inter-sectoral plans for the prevention, control or elimination of the NTDs and other infectious diseases related to poverty.
authors.affiliation: Pan American Health Organization, World Health Organization, 525 23rd Street NW, Washington DC 20037, USA. aultstev@paho.org
authors.forename: Steven K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ault
authors.forename: Ruben Santiago
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.forename: Martha IdaIí
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Saboya
mesh_terms: D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010175:Pan American Health Organization; D015980:Public Health Practice; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014330:Tropical Medicine