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The eradication of dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) in Nigeria : an eyewitness account /

The Eradication of Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) in Nigeria: An Eyewitness Account documents the process used to eradicate one of the most neglected public health challenges in Nigeria. The book's chapters discuss the need for well developed and implemented eradication strategies, the av...

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Main Author: Edungbola, Luke Ekundayo (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2019]
Subjects:
Dracunculiasis > Nigeria.
Dracunculiasis > Nigeria > Prevention.
Dracunculose > Nigeria.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL > Internal Medicine.
Dracunculiasis
Dracunculiasis > Prevention
Nigeria
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • The Eradication of Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) in Nigeria
  • The Eradication of Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) in Nigeria: An Eyewitness Account
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Front Cover Photograph
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acronyms/Abbreviations
  • Definitions
  • 1
  • Introduction to Guinea Worm, Guinea Worm Disease and Its Elimination in Nigeria
  • WHAT IS GUINEA WORM DISEASE?
  • Elimination of Dracunculiasis in Nigeria
  • Global Relevance and Significance of the Elimination of Dracunculiasis in Nigeria
  • Lessons From the Dracunculiasis Elimination Program
  • REFERENCES
  • 2
  • Transmission, Seasonality and Endemicity of Dracunculiasis
  • REFERENCES
  • 3
  • My Earliest Encounters With Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)
  • FIRST ENCOUNTER
  • SECOND ENCOUNTER
  • THIRD ENCOUNTER
  • FOURTH ENCOUNTER
  • FIFTH ENCOUNTER
  • SIXTH ENCOUNTER
  • SEVENTH ENCOUNTER
  • EIGHTH ENCOUNTER
  • REFERENCES
  • 4
  • History of Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease) and Notable International Records
  • HISTORY OF DRACUNCULIASIS
  • NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RECORDS ON DRACUNCULIASIS
  • REFERENCES
  • 5
  • Global Occurrence of Dracunculiasis
  • REFERENCES
  • 6
  • Dracunculiasis in Nigeria: A Calendar of Some Major National Events
  • REFERENCES
  • 7
  • Impact of Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)
  • REFERENCES
  • 8
  • Justification for and Feasibility of Dracunculiasis Eradication
  • REFERENCE
  • 9
  • Challenges of Dracunculiasis Elimination in Nigeria
  • THE CHALLENGE OF ESTABLISHING THE MAGNITUDE AND SPREAD OF DRACUNCULIASIS
  • THE CHALLENGE OF POLITICAL WILL AND COMMITMENT
  • THE CHALLENGE OF AWARENESS PROMOTION
  • THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES
  • THE CHALLENGE OF PAUCITY OF TOOLS
  • THE CHALLENGES OF FUNDING
  • THE CHALLENGE OF POPULATION MOVEMENTS
  • THE CHALLENGES OF SECURITY AND SAFETY.
  • THE CHALLENGES OF OBJECTIONS AND OPPOSITION TO SOME DRACUNCULIASIS INTERVENTIONS AND ERADICATION
  • MISCELLANEOUS CHALLENGES
  • REFERENCE
  • 10
  • The Stagnation of Dracunculiasis Eradication in Nigeria (1996-99): Reality or a Mirage?
  • REFERENCES
  • 11
  • Nigeria Guinea Worm Eradication Programme (NIGEP): Evolution, Structure and Strategies
  • EVOLUTION
  • STRUCTURE
  • STRATEGIES
  • Pre-Intervention Strategies
  • Core Intervention Strategies
  • Other Intervention Strategies
  • Certification Strategies/Processes
  • 12
  • Phenomenal But Real: Multiple Recountable Experiences During Dracunculiasis Elimination in Nigeria
  • DRACUNCULIASIS: A DISEASE OF MISPLACED PRIORITY?
  • THE GUINEA WORM WITCHES
  • ARTIFICIAL GUINEA WORM
  • A YOUNG FARMER WITH UNPRECEDENTED 84 EMERGING GUINEA WORMS!
  • HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA LED THE SUCCESSFUL WAR AGAINST DRACUNCULIASIS (GUINEA WORM DISEASE)
  • THE ELIMINATION OF DRACUNCULIASIS IN KOGI STATE: REMARKABLE POLITICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH LESSONS
  • INTERPOLITICAL HOSTILITY BUT GUINEA WORM DISEASE SETTLED THE ANIMOSITY
  • THE MIRACLE THAT BURIED GUINEA WORM DISEASE ALIVE!
  • GUINEA WORM IN THE STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
  • AN OUTBREAK OF DRACUNCULIASIS FOLLOWING THE BREAKDOWN OF A PASSENGER TRAIN: A STRIKING PANORAMA OF EVENTS
  • The Village Besieged by Guinea Worm Disease
  • Absolute Water Scarcity
  • No Water to Wash a New Set of Twins
  • Telefest
  • A COMMUNITY WHERE GUINEA WORM DISEASE INFECTED ONLY MEN BUT WHY?
  • DRACUNCULIASIS OUTBREAK WITHOUT ENDEMICITY
  • COMMERCIALIZATION OF GUINEA WORM DISEASE?
  • 13
  • In the Jaws of Death: Six Gruesome Encounters During Dracunculiasis Elimination in Nigeria
  • THE FIRST BAPTISM OF THE CHALLENGES DURING DRACUNCULIASIS ELIMINATION
  • THE KANKIA FLOOD: SUBMERGED BUT NOT DROWNED
  • THE GUINEA WORM "MERCENARIES": PROPERTIES FOR LIFE.
  • THE KAFANCHAN MAYHEM AND THE UNCOMMON FAVORS
  • THE BESIEGE THAT HONORED PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER!
  • THIS SLEEP WAS NOT UNTO DEATH!
  • 14
  • The Unsung but Remarkable Grassroots Stakeholders in Dracunculiasis Elimination in Nigeria
  • SOME SPECTACULAR ROLES OF CHILDREN IN DRACUNCULIASIS ELIMINATION
  • Case 1: A Major Disaster Averted by an 8-Year-Old Girl
  • Case 2: The Invincible Abdullahi: The Infected 4-Year-Old Boy With the Bigger Heart of All!
  • Case 3: The One Naira that Exposed Guinea Worm Infection for Elimination
  • Case 4: The Folk Song and the Elimination of Dracunculiasis in Korowa, Kwara State
  • THE SPECTACULAR ROLE OF WOMEN IN DRACUNCULIASIS ELIMINATION
  • The Revolt That Accelerated the Elimination of Dracunculiasis in an Endemic Community
  • REMARKABLE ROLES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN DRACUNCULIASIS ELIMINATION
  • AGED AND RETIRED BUT STILL CONTRIBUTING REMARKABLY TO DRACUNCULIASIS ELIMINATION
  • 15
  • Some Memorable Events During Elimination of Dracunculiasis in Nigeria
  • DRACUNCULIASIS AND THE UK HIGH COMMISSIONER'S PRESUMPTUOUS HOSPITALITY
  • LOST AND FOUND TO FOUND AND LOST: THE INSTABILITY OF LIFE
  • WHO IS HE? IDENTITY FOR SAFETY AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY
  • AN UNCOMMON PRIVILEGE DURING THE DRACUNCULIASIS ELIMINATION CAMPAIGN
  • 16
  • Blessings of Some Uncommon Circumstances Encountered During Dracunculiasis Elimination in Nigeria
  • THE COMMANDANT'S FAVORABLE DISCRETION WHEN IT REALLY MATTERED
  • A CHALLENGING BEGINNING THAT ACCELERATED DRACUNCULIASIS ELIMINATION IN ZAMFARA STATE
  • AN UNEXPECTED REWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN DRACUNCULIASIS ERADICATION
  • 17
  • The Gains and Benefits of Dracunculiasis Elimination in Nigeria
  • 18
  • Dracunculiasis Is Gone but Where Is the Pen?
  • WHERE IS THE PEN?
  • 19
  • Counting the Cost and the Scars but the End Justifies the Means!
  • HAS THE END NOT JUSTIFIED THE MEANS?
  • 20
  • Conclusions.
  • REFERENCE
  • 1
  • Key Stakeholders/Partners Involved in the Elimination of Dracunculiasis in Nigeria
  • 2
  • Nigeria Guinea Worm Commemorative Postage Stamps
  • 3
  • Some Memorable Notes on Dracunculiasis from Friends/Colleagues
  • 4
  • The Guinea Worm Race January-December (2000)
  • 5
  • Some Notable Photographs of Guinea Worm Disease During Elimination Activities in Nigeria
  • 6
  • Some Quotable Quotes on Guinea Worm Disease
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
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  • W
  • Y
  • Z.