Neglected tropical disease elimination is a relay race - let's not drop the baton

doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihab094

. 2022 Sep 21;14(Suppl 2):ii1-ii6.

doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab094.

Neglected tropical disease elimination is a relay race - let's not drop the baton

Philip Downs¹, Simon Bush², Ron Bannerman³, Lynsey Blair⁴, Susan D'Souza³, Uwem Ekpo⁵, Margaret Gyapong⁶, Kamal Kar⁷, Louise Kelly-Hope⁸, David Mabey⁹, Sunny Mante¹⁰, Andrew Tate³, Yael Velleman⁴, David Molyneux¹¹

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¹ NTD Technical Director, Sightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd. Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ, UK.
² Director, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sightsavers, P.O Box KIA18190, Airport, Accra, Ghana.
³ Sightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd, Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ.
⁴ SCI Foundation, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Ln, Lambeth, London SE11 5DP, UK.
⁵ Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Federal University of Agriculture, Alabata Road, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
⁶ University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
⁷ CLTS Foundation, CB-88, CB Block, Sector 1, Bidhannager, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, India.
⁸ Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Science Park IC2 Building, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK.
⁹ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St, Gower St., London WCIE 7HT, UK.
¹⁰ African Filariasis Morbidity Project, P.O BOX KB-282, Korle-Bu, Accra Ghana.
¹¹ Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, L3 QA, UK.

PMID: 36130250
PMCID: PMC9492294
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab094

Neglected tropical disease elimination is a relay race - let's not drop the baton

Philip Downs et al. Int Health. 2022.

. 2022 Sep 21;14(Suppl 2):ii1-ii6.

doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab094.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ NTD Technical Director, Sightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd. Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ, UK.
² Director, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sightsavers, P.O Box KIA18190, Airport, Accra, Ghana.
³ Sightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd, Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ.
⁴ SCI Foundation, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Ln, Lambeth, London SE11 5DP, UK.
⁵ Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Federal University of Agriculture, Alabata Road, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
⁶ University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
⁷ CLTS Foundation, CB-88, CB Block, Sector 1, Bidhannager, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, India.
⁸ Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Science Park IC2 Building, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK.
⁹ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St, Gower St., London WCIE 7HT, UK.
¹⁰ African Filariasis Morbidity Project, P.O BOX KB-282, Korle-Bu, Accra Ghana.
¹¹ Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, L3 QA, UK.

PMID: 36130250
PMCID: PMC9492294
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab094

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Keywords: COVID response; West and Central Africa; behaviour change; elimination; health systems; neglected tropical diseases; supply chains.

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[1] Jacobson J, Bush S. Neglected tropical diseases, neglected communities, and conflict: how do we leave no one behind? Trends Parasitol. 2018;34(3):175–7. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Jacobson J, Bush S. Neglected tropical diseases, neglected communities, and conflict: how do we leave no one behind? Trends Parasitol. 2018;34(3):175–7. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Kelly-Hope LA, Sanders AM, Harding-Esch Eet al. . Complex emergencies and the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases in Africa: developing a practical approach for implementing safe and effective mapping and intervention strategies. Confl Health. 2021;15:18. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Kelly-Hope LA, Sanders AM, Harding-Esch Eet al. . Complex emergencies and the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases in Africa: developing a practical approach for implementing safe and effective mapping and intervention strategies. Confl Health. 2021;15:18. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Molyneux DH, Aboe A, Isiyaku Set al. . COVID-19 and neglected tropical diseases in Africa: impacts, interactions, consequences. Int Health 2020;12(5):367–72. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Molyneux DH, Aboe A, Isiyaku Set al. . COVID-19 and neglected tropical diseases in Africa: impacts, interactions, consequences. Int Health 2020;12(5):367–72. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Clark A, Hill B, Bannerman Ret al. . Adapting an integrated neglected tropical disease programme in response to COVID-19. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021;115(5):441–6. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Clark A, Hill B, Bannerman Ret al. . Adapting an integrated neglected tropical disease programme in response to COVID-19. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021;115(5):441–6. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Linaza RV, Garner T, Genovezos C.. Building supply chain capacity for neglected tropical diseases: experience from the Ascend West and Central Africa programme. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021;115(8):841–6. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Linaza RV, Garner T, Genovezos C.. Building supply chain capacity for neglected tropical diseases: experience from the Ascend West and Central Africa programme. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2021;115(8):841–6. - PMC - PubMed

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