Meeting of National Programme Managers for lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis and the Regional Programme Review Group of the WHO South-East Asia Region
Overview: Medical entomology is essential for the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases, particularly onchocerciasis. However, there is a shortage of medical entomologists
Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a rationale for continued investment in tackling neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 seeks to maintain and accelerate
Overview: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than 1 billion people globally, causing serious, long-term health effects. Therefore, timely and effective existing interventions reduce
Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable development goals. One health: approach for action against neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030 Overview This companion document to Ending
Lymphatic filariasis: managing morbidity and preventing disability: an aide-mémoire for national program managers, 2nd ed. World Health Organization, 2021 Overview: Since the first edition
Safety in administering medicines for neglected tropical diseases. World Health Organization, 2021 Overview: The objective of this manual is to provide practical tools, including
Authors: Emily Toubali, Molly Brady, Ernest Mensah, Aryc Mosher, Emily Wainwright, Liz Eddy, Aria Gray, and Alyssa Jordan Multi-country experiences in implementing a direct
Authors: Elizabeth Fitch, Alison Krentel, Kevin Bardosh, Beth Sutherland, Alyssa Jordan, and Margaret Baker The World Health Organization’s 2021-2030 NTD Road Map advocates for
Part of the Act to End NTDS | East technical brief series June 2021. To eliminate human onchocerciasis transmission of the filarial parasite Onchocerca
Onchocerciasis: diagnostic target product profile to support preventive chemotherapy. WHO, 2021. Overview Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, affects an estimated 21 million people,
This is footage[1] of microfilariae was captured in a 59-year-old man’s anterior chamber of the eye. The man lives in an onchocerciasis-endemic area in
