Neglected tropical diseases as a barometer for progress in health systems in times of COVID-19

Nieves Ehrenberg¹, John P Ehrenberg², Gilberto Fontes³, Margaret Gyapong⁴, Eliana M M Rocha³, Peter Steinmann^{5

6}, Jürg Utzinger^{5

6}, Xiao-Nong Zhou^{7

8}, Don de Savigny^{9

6}

Affiliations

¹ International Foundation for Integrated Care, Oxford, UK nieves.ehrenberg@outlook.com d.desavigny@swisstph.ch.
² Retired, World Health Organization, Manila, Philippines.
³ Laboratory of Parasitology, Central-West Campus, Federal University of São João del Rei, Divinopolis, Brazil.
⁴ Centre for Health Policy and Implementation Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
⁵ Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
⁶ University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
⁷ National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
⁸ School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
⁹ Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland nieves.ehrenberg@outlook.com d.desavigny@swisstph.ch.

Nieves Ehrenberg et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;6(4):e004709.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004709.

Nieves Ehrenberg¹, John P Ehrenberg², Gilberto Fontes³, Margaret Gyapong⁴, Eliana M M Rocha³, Peter Steinmann^{5

6}, Jürg Utzinger^{5

6}, Xiao-Nong Zhou^{7

8}, Don de Savigny^{9

6}

¹ International Foundation for Integrated Care, Oxford, UK nieves.ehrenberg@outlook.com d.desavigny@swisstph.ch.
² Retired, World Health Organization, Manila, Philippines.
³ Laboratory of Parasitology, Central-West Campus, Federal University of São João del Rei, Divinopolis, Brazil.
⁴ Centre for Health Policy and Implementation Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
⁵ Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland.
⁶ University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
⁷ National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China.
⁸ School of Global Health, Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
⁹ Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland nieves.ehrenberg@outlook.com d.desavigny@swisstph.ch.

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Keywords: COVID-19; diseases; disorders; health policy; health systems; infections; injuries.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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