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. 2021 Sep 3;13(5):480-481.
doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab004.

Demonstrating the sustainability of capacity strengthening amidst COVID-19

P Abomo  1 , E M Miaka  2 , S J Crossman  3 , A Hope  4
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Demonstrating the sustainability of capacity strengthening amidst COVID-19

P Abomo et al. Int Health. .

Abstract

The global disruptions caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis posed a threat to the momentum the vector control team at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the Programme National de Lutte contre la Tryaponosomiase Humaine Africaine (PNLTHA) had built in their efforts to control tsetse fly populations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But despite the pandemic and global lockdown, field activities did continue and the same impressive results in tsetse fly reduction were observed and the team followed this by completing a round of 'tiny target' deployment without any external presence. Such a success was possible due to the investment in vector control capacity strengthening undertaken by the LSTM and PNLTHA.

Keywords: COVID-19; DRC; Gambian human African trypanosomiasis; capacity strengthening; lockdown; tiny targets.

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