Kathmandu Declaration on Cysticercosis : Towards Eradication

Authors

  • Basant Pant Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Sharad Onta Nepal Public Health Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Sushil Nath Pyakurel Ministry of Health & Population, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Biraj Man Karmacharya Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Bimal Kumar Nirmal Department of Livestock Services, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Ana Flisser National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
  • Marshall Lightowlers The University of Melbourne, Australia

Keywords:

Cysticercosis, Eradication, HCC, Conference

Abstract

In December 2018, an international conference on cysticercosis was held in
Kathmandu,Nepal with the theme, “Towards Eradication”. With the collaboration
and participation of human-health and animal-health related organizations, the
culmination of this event was the Kathmandu Declaration on cysticercosisrealizing
an urgency to take action for its prevention and management.Of the 10 points
mentioned in the declaration, all of the keynote speakers and participants on the
conference endorsed the activities on commitment for eliminating cysticercosis,
urgedthe government to internalize its primary responsibility and role in controlling
cysticercosis, and called for the stakeholders for multisectoral collaboration. The
authors believe that this declaration and further action definitely strive towards
meeting the theme of the conference to eradicate cysticercosis with collaboration
among multiple sectors. Several important strategies are also outlined in this article
by expanding the statements on the declaration that must be implemented to
achieve the targeted goal.

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Author Biographies

Basant Pant, Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences, Maitighar, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Neurosurgery

Biraj Man Karmacharya, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Community Medicine

Ana Flisser, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico

Department of Microbiology & Parasitology

Marshall Lightowlers, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Department of Veterinary Science

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Published

2023-11-30

How to Cite

Pant, B., Onta, S. ., Pyakurel, S. N. ., Karmacharya, B. M. ., Kumar Nirmal, B. ., Flisser, A. ., & Lightowlers, M. (2023). Kathmandu Declaration on Cysticercosis : Towards Eradication. Annapurna Journal of Health Sciences, 1(1), 58–59. Retrieved from https://nepjol.info/index.php/ajhs/article/view/60322

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Conference Note

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