title: Tackling the existing burden of infectious diseases in the developing world: existing gaps and the way forward.
abstract: This series evaluates the effectiveness of community-based interventions (CBIs) to prevent and control infectious diseases of poverty (IDoP). Evidence from our reviews suggests that CBIs and school-based delivery platforms are effective in averting risk behaviors and reducing the disease burden. Co-implementation of interventions through existing community-based programs including immunization campaigns, antenatal care and maternal and child health programs have the potential to scale-up interventions for IDoP. Future research should focus on the process of developing and implementing efficient community-based programs through a comprehensive approach, and to gauge the effectiveness of various existing delivery models in order to improve morbidity and mortality outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence in Women & Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan ; Center for Global Child Health Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Zulfiqar A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Bhutta
authors.affiliation: Division of Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Rehana A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Salam
authors.affiliation: Division of Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Jai K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Division of Women and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Zohra S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Lassi
keywords: Community platforms; Community-based interventions; HIV/AIDs; Infectious diseases of poverty; Malaria; Neglected tropical diseases; Tuberculosis
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