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CASE STUDY
BRICKE
 
INSTITUTE
 
FOR
 
H
 
EALTH
 
INFECTIOUS
 
DISEASES
 
IN
 
WEST
 
AFRICA
A publication of Bricke International | 2009 REPORT
 
[INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WEST AFRICA]
 
CASE STUDY
 
BRICKE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
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This is a joint publication of the Center for Global Health and the public Engagement Unit of Bricke International and therefore its materials cannot be used without any prior permission from the management and staff of Bricke International or its subsidiaries. This report was sponsored by Athens Corporation, the main trustee of Bricke International and endorsed by the ACT NOW Center.Signed 
ECHEFU BRIGHT IK.
Bricke Institute for Global Health 
 
 
[INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN WEST AFRICA]
 
CASE STUDY
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface 4Background and Rationale 7
ANNEX 1
Overview and the Impact of Infectious Disease common in West Africa1.1
 
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) 101.2
 
Syphilis 111.3
 
Leishmaniasis (kala-azar) 131.4
 
Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) 151.5
 
Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) 171.6
 
Malaria 191.7
 
Tuberculosis 201.8
 
Dengue 221.9
 
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzias) 231.10
 
HIV/AIDS 241.11
 
Trachoma/Glaucoma and Cataract1.12
 
Vertigo Vaginal Fistula (VVF)
ANNEX 3
3.1
 
Administrative Details of Bricke International3.2
 
Appreciation 393.3
 
Glossary 40
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