The World Health Organization road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030: implications for onchocerciasis elimination programs
Melissa Krizia Vieri, Makoy Yibi Logora, Kamran Rafiq, Robert Colebunders
Abstract
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.
Topics & Concepts
OnchocerciasisNeglected tropical diseasesTropical diseaseTropical medicinePublic healthAccountabilityEnvironmental healthRoad mapDiseaseDisease EradicationGeographyMedicinePolitical scienceCartographyPathologyLawParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentParasites and Host InteractionsParasite Biology and Host Interactions