Still, Unesco's report found that progress had been made in controlling the biggest menace to native animals and plants: invasive species, which are largely introduced by humans.
In the last 60 years, great progress has been made in controlling and preventing schistosomiasis in China.
Increasing rates of drug-resistant TB coupled with co-infection in people with HIV infection, threaten to reverse gains made in controlling both diseases.
Despite the progress made in controlling local air pollution, urban areas show increasing signs of environmental stress and air quality is one of the major concerns.
Overall, progress is being made in controlling climate-sensitive health outcomes.
By 1990 significant progress had already been made in controlling poliomyelitis throughout much of Europe and it appeared that 32 countries had interrupted transmission.
(27) The results from this study show that little consistent progress has been made in controlling nitrate concentration and flux in the Mississippi River basin since 1980, and that concentration and flux are increasing in some parts of the basin.
The advisory group emphasised that, in those regions where achievements or advancements had been made in controlling vectorial and transfusional T. cruzi transmission, congenital transmission constituted the main and most persistent form of the parasitosis among the human population.
Therefore, the existing twice a year supplementation of high dose vitamin A (2,00,000 IU) should be maintained to prevent the reversal of progress made in controlling the vitamin A deficiency disorders so far [ 16, 23, 24].
While significant progress has been made in controlling cholera – thanks to quick response and improved surveillance – the overall level of vulnerability remains the same as observed in 2010, when the first outbreak occurred.
