![]() ![]() GPELF uses a two-pronged approach, combining mass drug administration (MDA) for all those eligible in at risk populations with assistance for those with lymphedema and elephantiasis to reduce LF morbidity and suffering. ![]() In 2000, the Global Programme to Eliminate LF (GPELF) was established by the World Health Organization, with a target of LF elimination by 2020. It was estimated that in 2016, 29 provinces and 239 cities/districts were LF endemic areas, and thereby 102,279,739 people living in those areas were at risk of infection with LF. Indonesia is the only country in the world with three types of LF parasite: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. Efforts to eliminate LF in Indonesia have been conducted since 1975, especially in highly endemic areas. In Indonesia, LF remains an important public health problem. To date, more than 120 million people in 81 countries are infected globally and more than one billion people continue to live in areas at risk for infection. ![]() Although it does not kill, LF disables individuals with its long-term clinical manifestations which can also result in economic and social consequences. Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the oldest parasitic diseases in the world. ![]()
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