Organization:Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative

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The Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative (GBUI) is a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to coordinate global efforts to control Buruli ulcer,[1] an infectious disease characterized by the development of painless open wounds.[2] It was started in 1998[3] after a 1997 visit to Côte d'Ivoire by Hiroshi Nakajima, who was then the general director of the WHO,[4] recognizing the lack of research and a growing disease burden.[5] Initially established with funding from the Nippon Foundation, as of 2020 the GBUI involves more than 40 nongovernmental organizations, research institutions, and other foundations.[4] A 2004 WHO resolution "called for increasing surveillance and control, and for intensified research to develop tools to diagnose, treat and prevent" Buruli ulcer.[4] In 2009, a strategy to promote early detection and provide wider access to antibiotics was adopted.[6] A bi-annual meeting is held in Geneva to bring researcher institutions, nongovernmental agencies, and representatives from countries with Buruli ulcer together.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Buruli ulcer: history and disease". Buruli Ulcer: Mycobacterium Ulcerans Disease. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 2019. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-3-030-11114-4. 
  2. ↑ "Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection)". World Health Organization. 21 May 2019. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/buruli-ulcer-(mycobacterium-ulcerans-infection). Retrieved 31 October 2019. 
  3. ↑ "Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search". Emerging Infectious Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 8 (2): 167–170. February 2002. doi:10.3201/eid0802.010119. PMID 11897068. PMC 2732443. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/2/01-0119_article. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative (GBUI)". World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/initiatives/global-buruli-ulcer-initiative-(gbui). 
  5. ↑ "Buruli ulcer". Emory University. http://www.globalhealthprimer.emory.edu/diseases/buruli-ulcer.html. 
  6. ↑ "WHO Technical Advisory Group on Buruli ulcer". World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/groups/who-technical-advisory-group-on-buruli-ulcer. 
  7. ↑ "Engaging partnerships and global coordination for Buruli ulcer". World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/activities/engaging-partnerships-and-global-coordination-for-buruli-ulcer. 

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