Building country capacity to sustain NTD programs and progress: A call to action

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 14; no. 10; p. e0008565
• Main Authors: Sodahlon, Yao, Ross, David A, McPhillips-Tangum, Carol, Lawrence, Joni, Taylor, Rachel, McFarland, Deborah A, Krentel, Alison, Anyaikea, Chukwuma, Batcho, Wilfred Etienne, Bougouma, Clarisse, Dantas, Andreia de Pádua Careli, Dhingra, Neeraj, Guambe, Marilia Massangaie, Ibrahim, Khairiah, Kargbo-Labour, Ibrahim J, Matwale, Gabriel K, Momprevil, Farah-Nelhy, Monteiro, Merita Antonia Armindo, Nko'Ayissi, Georges Barthelemy, Omondi, Wyckliff Peter, Randrianirina, Luc Herman, Salissou, Batchiri A, Schuler, Harland R, Silva do Rosário, Alzira Segunda, Sitima, Laston Douglas, Togbey, Kwamy M, Victor, Bucumi, Malecela, Mwelecele Ntuli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.10.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Capacity Building; Control; COVID-19; Developing Countries; Disease control; Donations; Drug Industry - economics; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Elephantiasis, Filarial - drug therapy; Funding; Humans; Ivermectin; Labour; Mass Drug Administration; Medicine and Health Sciences; Neglected Diseases - economics; Neglected Diseases - prevention & control; Neglected Diseases - therapy; Onchocerciasis - drug therapy; Pharmaceutical industry; Planning; Public health; Public health administration; Research and Analysis Methods; Ross, Carol; Social Sciences; Task forces; Taylor, Deborah; Tropical climate; Tropical diseases; Tropical environment; Vectors (Biology); Viewpoints; United States; Canada; Burundi; Georgia; United States > US
• ISSN: 1935-2735; 1935-2727; 1935-2735
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008565

Affiliation: Department of Public Health, Neglected Tropical Diseases Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria Wilfred Etienne Batcho ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work. Affiliation: Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health, Putrajaya, Malaysia Ibrahim J. Kargbo-Labour ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work. Since the London Declaration in 2012, about 31 countries have eliminated at least one NTD [2]. [...]of Merck’s commitment and the partnerships developed to distribute ivermectin, mass drug administration (MDA) has emerged as the leading strategy to control and eliminate oncho [4].