Lymphatic Filariasis in Children in Haiti

Abstract

Using available evidence and astute assessment skills, nurses and advanced practice nurses, as members of an inter-professional team, were able to assess, diagnose, and initiate treatment for a child with lymphatic filariasis within a global health practice setting. The lessons learned during health outreach trips to an underserved commune of Port-au-Prince, Haiti can promote an understanding of appropriate nursing practice related to this parasitic infection. They can also assist nursing students, nurse practitioner students, and faculties as members of a medical outreach team to promote sustainability which is a benchmark of nursing leadership in global health.

Communication in Neglected Tropical Diseases’ elimination: A scoping review and call for action

“…About one in eight studies targeted the interpersonal level of change (n = 3, 16.7%). Interventions focused on the interpersonal level emphasized disseminating information (n = 2, 11.0%) [ 67 , 68 ] and using social networks (n = 1, 5.6%) [ 69 ]. No study addressed the enabling environment as a level for change.…”

“…Because transmission of information was considered the most significant component to promote preventive action, several studies employed health education activities to facilitate involvement of health personnel and local communities [ 57 , 58 , 60 ]. Workshops and demonstrations to show care practices to community members supplemented health education [ 67 , 72 ].…”

“…Involving health workers or health volunteers [ 58 ], community drug distributors [ 55 ], health activists [ 54 ], nurses, school teachers, or political leaders [ 53 ], as well as working with existing local structures such as village health forums [ 65 ], schools and churches [ 53 ], were also proposed as effective strategies to disseminate information and deliver interventions. Even the family is seen as a persuasive channel, for shaping treatment priorities [ 53 , 54 , 67 ]. As part of this campaigns to raise awareness and acceptance, traditional media such as radio and newspapers, as well as local forms of message dissemination (such as speakers installed in vehicles [ 53 ]), were used.…”

“…Dialogic activities were performed less often. As indicated in the simplified table of results (Table 1), health education strategies were the most common approach (n = 8, 44.4%) [53][54][55][58][59][60]62,67], followed by message design and dissemination (n = 7, 33.3%) [53,[58][59][60][61]64,69], distribution of communication materials (n = 5, 27.8%) [53,54,59,67,68], and insertion of messages into existing networks and social structures (n = 5, 27.8%) [63][64][65]69,70]. Significantly, only a couple of cases used these four common strategies under a dialogic angle [64,70].…”

Tropical Filarial Pulmonary Eosinophilia (Tfpe) With Special Reference to Egypt: A Mini-Review

“…In early 2000s, ISNG had resources to fund a project team who worked within WHO programme to mobilise the nursing response, which still exists as a netwo rk supporting nurses who have an interest in the skin health. Byrne and Collins (2015) in USA reported that by using evidence and assessment skills, nurses and advanced practice nurses assess, diagnose, and treat LF child. They added that nurses can assist nursing students, nurse practitioner students, and faculties to promote sustainability benchmark of nursing leadership in global health.…”