Selected economic issues in helminth control
This paper examines four main economic issues in the formulation of helminth control policies: whether, what, how and with whose resources to control helminthiasis. The paper argues that (i) although helminth control would have a negligible impact on mortality, its nutrition-mediated effects on improved labor productivity and intellectual performance may be significant; (ii) that reduction of helminth disease rather than infection should be the target of control policy, although the preferred intervention may still be eradication rather than continuous control; and (iii) that although the case for public subsidy of helminth control interventions is strong, the existence of serious fiscal constraints and some evidence of private willingness-to-pay for anthelminthic chemotherapy indicates a potential for partial cost recovery which should be explored.
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1984
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Authors: | Prescott, N. ; Jancloes, M. F. |
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Social Science & Medicine. - Elsevier, ISSN 0277-9536. - Vol. 19.1984, 10, p. 1057-1060
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Elsevier |
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