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. 2023 Oct 9;378(1887):20220272.
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0272. Epub 2023 Aug 21.

Introduction to the special issue: challenges and opportunities in the fight against neglected tropical diseases: a decade from the London Declaration on NTDs

Kathryn Forbes  1 , Maria-Gloria Basáñez  1   2 , T Déirdre Hollingsworth  3 , Roy M Anderson  1   2
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Introduction to the special issue: challenges and opportunities in the fight against neglected tropical diseases: a decade from the London Declaration on NTDs

Kathryn Forbes et al. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. .

Abstract

Twenty neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are currently prioritised by the World Health Organization for eradication, elimination as a public health problem, elimination of transmission or control by 2030. This issue celebrates progress made since the 2012 London Declaration on NTDs and discusses challenges currently faced to achieve these goals. It comprises 14 contributions spanning NTDs tackled by intensified disease management to those addressed by preventive chemotherapy. Although COVID-19 negatively affected NTD programmes, it also served to spur new multisectoral approaches to strengthen school-based health systems. The issue highlights the needs to improve impact survey design, evaluate new diagnostics, understand the consequences of heterogeneous prevalence and human movement, the potential impact of alternative treatment strategies and the importance of zoonotic transmission. This article is part of the theme issue 'Challenges and opportunities in the fight against neglected tropical diseases: a decade from the London Declaration on NTDs'.

Keywords: World Health Organization; control; elimination; epidemiology; eradication; neglected tropical diseases.

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Conflict of interest statement

This theme issue was put together by the Guest Editor team under supervision from the journal's editorial staff, following the Royal Society's ethical codes and best-practice guidelines. The Guest Editor team invited contributions and handled the review process. Individual Guest Editors were not involved in assessing papers where they had a personal, professional or financial conflict of interest with the authors or the research described. Independent reviewers assessed all papers. Invitation to contribute did not guarantee inclusion. The Guest Editors declare that they do not have conflict of interest.

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