Incorporating qualitative research methods into the monitoring and evaluation of neglected tropical disease programmes: a scoping literature review.
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab059
Abstract: This publication addresses the limited use of qualitative methods in neglected tropical disease (NTD) programmes. It describes a scoping literature review conducted to inform the development of a guide to inform the use of rapid… read more here.
Keywords: tropical disease; scoping literature; review; neglected tropical ... See more keywords
Neglected tropical disease elimination is a relay race – let's not drop the baton
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab094
Abstract: aNTD Technical Director, Sightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd. Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ, UK; bDirector, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sightsavers, P.O Box KIA18190, Airport, Accra, Ghana; cSightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd, Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ; dSCI Foundation, Edinburgh House,… read more here.
Keywords: disease elimination; tropical disease; elimination relay; neglected tropical ... See more keywords
How has the Ascend programme contributed to strengthening health systems for sustainable country-driven neglected tropical disease programming?
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihac012
Abstract: Abstract The Ascend West and Central Africa programme, a UK aid-funded programme, was implemented across 12 countries. The programme focused on strengthening national health systems for sustainable neglected tropical disease (NTD) control and elimination. This… read more here.
Keywords: programme; health systems; health; tropical disease ... See more keywords
Leveraging resources and the impact of neglected tropical disease elimination programmes: getting (much) more than what you pay for
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihac033
Abstract: Abstract Partnerships have been key to significant progress in combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Collaboration between a range of partners, each bringing different skills and resources, helps reach more people in need with greater efficiency.… read more here.
Keywords: resources impact; disease elimination; impact neglected; tropical disease ... See more keywords
Is the neglected tropical disease mass drug administration campaign approach an effective strategy to deliver universal health coverage? A case study of the Liberia neglected tropical disease programme.
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DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihad035
Abstract: BACKGROUND Access to affordable, quality healthcare is the key element of universal health coverage (UHC). This study examines the effectiveness of the neglected tropical disease (NTD) mass drug administration (MDA) campaign approach as a means… read more here.
Keywords: health; coverage; tropical disease; neglected tropical ... See more keywords
Rethinking neglected tropical disease prevalence survey design and analysis: a geospatial paradigm
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab020
Abstract: Abstract Current methods for the design and analysis of neglected tropical disease prevalence surveys largely rely on classical survey sampling ideas that treat prevalence data from different locations as an independent random sample from the… read more here.
Keywords: tropical disease; design; prevalence; design analysis ... See more keywords
Evaluating the potential impact of interruptions to neglected tropical disease programmes due to COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/trab023
Abstract: aBig Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK; bExpanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN), World Health… read more here.
Keywords: tropical disease; potential impact; interruptions neglected; evaluating potential ... See more keywords
Chromoblastomycosis: an autochthonous case of a tropical disease
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DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15221
Abstract: Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a chronic granulomatous fungal infection caused by melanized or brown-pigmented fungi. It is mainly a tropical or subtropical disease. CBM is considered an implantation mycosis because its mode of infection comprises transcutaneous… read more here.
Keywords: tropical disease; case tropical; autochthonous case; disease ... See more keywords
Hepatitis E should be considered a neglected tropical disease
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007453
Abstract: 1 Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, 2 Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland, 3 World Health Organization, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, 4 International Vaccine… read more here.
Keywords: tropical disease; hepatitis considered; considered neglected; department ... See more keywords
Cryptosporidiosis should be designated as a tropical disease by the US Food and Drug Administration
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008252
Abstract: Although the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium spp. was recognized as a human pathogen in 1976 [1], it was only after a major outbreak in 1993 that sickened more than 400,000 and killed 69 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,… read more here.
Keywords: tropical disease; cryptosporidiosis designated; disease; drug ... See more keywords
Towards a shared understanding of sustainability for neglected tropical disease programs
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009595
Abstract: Background Sustainability within neglected tropical disease (NTD) programs is a complex and challenging issue. The need for a shared understanding about what sustainability means for NTD programs is more important than ever as stakeholders are… read more here.
Keywords: tropical disease; ntd programs; shared understanding; understanding sustainability ... See more keywords