Burden of infectious diseases in South Asia

Summary points Acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, and neonatal infections remain major child killers India has the second highest burden of HIV and AIDS in the world, with 4.58 million people infected with HIV Antibiotic misuse has resulted in high rates of antimicrobial resistance Only half o...

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Published in:BMJ 2004-04, Vol.328 (7443), p.811-815
Main Authors: Zaidi, Anita K M, Awasthi, Shally, deSilva, H Janaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS
Asia - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Welfare
Children
Clinical Review
Communicable Disease Control
Communicable Diseases - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases - therapy
Cost of Illness
Disease Outbreaks
Drug Resistance
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Epidemiology
General aspects
Hepatitis, Viral, Human - epidemiology
HIV
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Humans
Immunization Programs - supply & distribution
Infections
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Parasitic Diseases - prevention & control
Predisposing factors
Prevalence
Public health
Risk Factors
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - prevention & control
Vaccination
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Summary:Summary points Acute respiratory infections, diarrhoea, and neonatal infections remain major child killers India has the second highest burden of HIV and AIDS in the world, with 4.58 million people infected with HIV Antibiotic misuse has resulted in high rates of antimicrobial resistance Only half of all South Asian children receive routine immunisations, and many new vaccines have not been introduced in mass immunisation programmes Lack of surveillance systems and poorly functioning public health systems hinder progress in infectious disease control in South Asia Sri Lanka is the only country in South Asia which has developed and sustained a well functioning public health system, resulting in progress in control of infectious diseases
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.328.7443.811