Studies Published on the Impact of the Mectizan Donation Program and Mectizan Distribution
A compendium of articles on the Mectizan Donation Program were published in the March 2004 issue of Tropical Medicine and International Health (Volume 9, Issue 3, pp A1-A56).* The articles are based on both original research and literature reviews to evaluate the Mectizan Donation Program (MDP) and the impact of Mectizan distribution on primary health care, economics, onchocercal morbidity, and public-private partnerships for health services/programs. The following are pdf files of the articles. For hard copies, please contact the Mectizan Donation Program.
Eliminating onchocerciasis as a health problem
B. Thylefors
Mectizan Donation Program: evaluation of a public-private partnership
D.H. Peters, T. Phillips
Economic evaluation of Mectizan Distribution
H.R. Waters, J.H. Rehwinkel, G. Burnham
Review: The delivery of ivermectin (Mectizan)
G. Burnham, T. Mebrahtu
Impact of ivermectin on illness and disability associated with onchocerciasis
J.M. Tielsch, A. Beeche
*These are electronic versions of articles published in Tropical Medicine and International Health: Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2004. Complete citation information for the final version of these papers, as published in the print edition of Tropical Medicine and International Health, is available on the Blackwell Synergy online delivery service, accessible via the journal's website at: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=1360-2276&site=1 or http://www.blackwell-synergy.com |
