UK pledges money for WHO malaria initiative

Saldanha, Vinay; O'Sullivan, Terrence M.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(98)23021-2

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“…Based on its successes in controlling several major parasitic diseases and its desire to help other nations achieve similar success, Japan proposed a global parasite-control initiative at the 1997 Group of Seven (G7) summit in Denver, USA, which emphasized the necessity of international cooperation to control parasitic diseases. A report entitled 'Global Parasite Control for the 21st Century' submitted at the 1998 Group of Eight (G8) summit in Birmingham, UK, specified the intention by Japan to help developing countries to improve their ability to control parasitic diseases and also persuaded the G8 nations to embrace the proposal [11][12][13]. The so-called 'Hashimoto Initiative' (HI), named after its architect and the Japanese Prime Minister at the time, Hashimoto, represented an unprecedented step in Japanese ODA history.…”

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Research and control of parasitic diseases in Japan: current position and future perspectives

Kasai¹,

Nakatani

Takeuchi

et al. 2007

Trends in Parasitology

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Between 1950 and 1980, Japan eliminated several major parasitic diseases. In 1998, the Japanese Hashimoto Initiative was the first global programme to target parasitic diseases. Thereafter, Japan expanded its international cooperation to cover infectious diseases through integrated development programmes to improve health, to alleviate poverty and to help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations. Parasite control remains a major component of all subsequent operations. Opportunities to build upon past successes in order to improve the situation in the developing world - in addition to tackling emerging national threats - are promising. Substantial challenges remain and Japan has introduced major national reforms to try to overcome them.

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Section: The Origin: the Hashimoto Initiativementioning

confidence: 99%