Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative

The Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative (GBUI) is a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to coordinate global efforts to control Buruli ulcer,[1] an infectious disease characterized by the development of painless open wounds.[2] It was started in 1998[3] after a 1997 visit to Côte d'Ivoire by Hiroshi Nakajima, who was then the general director of the WHO,[4] recognizing the lack of research and a growing disease burden.[5]

Initially established with funding from the Nippon Foundation, as of 2020 the GBUI involves more than 40 nongovernmental organizations, research institutions, and other foundations.[4] A 2004 WHO resolution "called for increasing surveillance and control, and for intensified research to develop tools to diagnose, treat and prevent" Buruli ulcer.[4] In 2009, a strategy to promote early detection and provide wider access to antibiotics was adopted.[6] A bi-annual meeting is held in Geneva to bring researcher institutions, nongovernmental agencies, and representatives from countries with Buruli ulcer together.[7]

References
  1. Röltgen K, Pluschke G (2019). "Buruli ulcer: history and disease". In Pluschke G, Röltgen K (eds.). Buruli Ulcer: Mycobacterium Ulcerans Disease. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-3-030-11114-4.
  2. "Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection)". World Health Organization. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. Amofah G, Bonsu F, Tetteh C (February 2002). "Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search". Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 8 (2): 167–170. doi:10.3201/eid0802.010119. PMC 2732443. PMID 11897068.
  4. "Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative (GBUI)". World Health Organization. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. "Buruli ulcer". Emory University. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. "WHO Technical Advisory Group on Buruli ulcer". World Health Organization. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. "Engaging partnerships and global coordination for Buruli ulcer". World Health Organization. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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