The examples show that elimination of schistosomiasis is an achievable and desirable goal requiring full integration of preventive chemotherapy with the tools of transmission control.
Integration of preventive care guidelines into clinical practice has been modest across all medical specialties and countries [ 1- 13].
In 1951 a new health system based on integration of preventive and curative medicine was introduced in the city of Bandung.
However, integration of preventive approaches requires some adjustments in the structure of health services to include population level prevention measures, wellness checks, and enhanced behaviour change communication for higher.
As a reflection of the ANC Health Plan, policymakers intended this new DHS to allow greater local control over health policy, explicitly recognizing an emphasis on " community participation and empowerment, intersectoral collaboration and cost-effective care, as well as an integration of preventive, promotive, curative and rehabilitation services" [ 31] (emphasis added).
The value of social integration in promoting preventive health behaviors has long been of interest to health researchers, but methodological issues remain.
This approach has to go far beyond one-time campaigns or interventions including integration with other preventive health care maximizing demand for and uptake of preconception interventions, especially by adolescents and low socio-economic status groups.
To summarize the integration of other preventive health interventions during the AVW, all other interventions implemented were identified and countries grouped by intervention, listing target populations.> This paper is based on routine programme activities and not typical research.
Importantly, evidence shows that integration of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) with ART is crucial for successful treatment of latent TB in HIV-infected individuals, further suggesting that HIV co-infection may fundamentally alter latent TB and its susceptibility to treatment (Houben et al., 2014).
Despite the fact that the integration of other preventive interventions did not form part of the original design for the AVW initiative at the Regional level, lessons learnt from the 2013 and 2014 AVW indicate that it is a viable option.
