01292nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001653001600042653001600058653002000074100001600094245008000110856007100190300001400261490000600275520082700281022001401108       2015                            d10aEradication10aElimination10aDisease control1 aMolyneux DH00aEradication and elimination: facing the challenges, tempering expectations.  uhttp://inthealth.oxfordjournals.org/content/7/5/299.full.pdf+html   a299 - 3010 v73 a<p>The debate around issues of eradication and elimination will continue. However, although the challenges are well-defined, the spectrum of these challenges, given they will play out over the long duration of programmes, will need continuous responses by the many stakeholders who have invested in them. The complexities of eradication and elimination and the public health policy issues generated require a deep understanding of the many dimensions that confront decision makers. As programmes evolve and complexities increase, the dynamic of changing biological, ecological and political scenarios over long periods of time demand an inbuilt flexibility and capacity to respond. The necessary response to these inevitable challenges requires vision, finance and commitment by the stakeholders of these programmes.</p>
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