What Advances Have Been Made Since The Early 1980

1. Why are diarrheal diseases considered to be such a significant and ongoing global public health problem?
2. What advances have been made since the early 1980’s and what recommendations can you offer for future control and prevention?
3. Briefly, discuss and describe the scourge of the "Neglected Diseases"(Some Examples: Buruli ulcer, Chagas disease, Cholera, Dengue Fever including Dengue
Hemorrhagic Fever, Dracunculiasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, AfricanTrypanosomiasis, Leishmaniasis,
Leprosy, Onchocerciasis, Schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths andtrachoma)
4. Briefly discuss the Southern Cone Initiative to Eliminate Chagas.