Rethinking the Burden of Schistosomiasis and its Links to Poverty

Charles H. King MD

Professor of International Health

Center for Global Health and Diseases

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio USA

The presentation included why it is important to have an accurate assessment of disease burden; how World Bank, WHO and other policymakers have assessed burden; the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Project; Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY); why GBD was inaccurate for NTDs and why DALY-based analysis doesn’t work well in resource-poor areas.

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