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245 10 a| Riverblindness in Africah| [electronic resource] :b| taming the lion's stare /c| Bruce Benton ; foreword by James D. Wolfensohn.;

246 1 a| River blindness in Africa;

260 a| Baltimore :b| Johns Hopkins University Press,c| 2020.;

300 a| xiv, 291 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The World Bank coordinated a fight against riverblindness, a parasitic tropical disease, which commenced more than forty years ago. The story of the battle has an epic scale, both in terms of geography and the number of people and organizations involved. The book provides a success story and a bureaucratic template for other global health efforts. The author worked for the World Bank and oversaw its campaign to end riverblindness"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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Riverblindness in Africa taming the lion's stare / Bruce Benton ; foreword by James D. Wolfensohn.

Author/creator	Benton, Bruce, 1942-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Description	xiv, 291 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africa. African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control. Onchocerciasis, Ocular--prevention & control. Onchocerciasis, Ocular--epidemiology. Neglected Diseases--prevention & control. Disease Eradication--organization & administration. Program Evaluation International Cooperation Africa

Variant title	River blindness in Africa
Abstract	"The World Bank coordinated a fight against riverblindness, a parasitic tropical disease, which commenced more than forty years ago. The story of the battle has an epic scale, both in terms of geography and the number of people and organizations involved. The book provides a success story and a bureaucratic template for other global health efforts. The author worked for the World Bank and oversaw its campaign to end riverblindness"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-279) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2020009051
ISBN	9781421439662 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
ISBN	(ebook)

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