The World Health Organization road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030: implications for onchocerciasis elimination programs

Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Robert Colebunders¹  Melissa Krizia Vieri¹  Makoy Yibi Logora²  Kamran Rafiq³ 

[1] Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Kinsbergen Centrum, Doornstraat 331, 2610, Antwerp, Belgium;Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit, Ministry of Health, Juba, Republic of South Sudan;The International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases, London, UK;

关键词: WHO road map;    Onchocerciasis;    Elimination;    Epilepsy;    Nodding syndrome;    Community based program;    Ivermectin;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40249-021-00848-x

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

In its new roadmap for neglected tropical diseases, the World Health Organization proposes three important strategic shifts: (i) Stronger accountability which shifting from process to impact indicators; (ii) Intensified cross-cutting approaches; and (iii) Stronger country ownership. In this paper we discuss the implementation of these three strategies in the setting of a high onchocerciasis disease burden in South Sudan.

【 授权许可】

CC BY