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		Fact sheet No 259: African Trypanosomiasis or Sleeping Sickness - March 2001 (WHO, 2001, 4 p.)
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			Definition of the disease
			Animal trypanosomiasis
			Major epidemics
			The Geographical distribution of the disease
			Infection and symptoms
			Case management
			Treatment
			First phase treatments
			Second phase treatments
			The Role of the World Health Organization

The Role of the World Health Organization

Faced with this resurgence of sleeping sickness, WHO coordinates activities in endemic countries and mobilizes a wide range of partners for this purpose. The Programme for Surveillance and Control of African Trypanosomiasis (PSCAT) includes national control programmes, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), donor countries, private foundations, regional institutions, research centres and universities.

The objectives of PSCAT are:

· Coordination of the sleeping sickness control network to ensure that field activities are sustainable;
· Strengthening of existing surveillance systems;
· Development of the network for study of treatment and drug resistance;
· Promotion of inter-agency collaboration for example with the FAO;
· Development of the information system and training activities.

For further information, journalists can contact the Office of the Spokesperson, WHO, Geneva. Telephone: (+41 22) 791 25 99. Fax: (+41 22) 791 4858. Email: inf@who.int. All WHO Press Releases, Fact Sheets and Features as well as other information on this subject can be obtained on Internet on the WHO home page https://www.who.int/