Neglected tropical disease control in a world with COVID-19: an opportunity and a necessity for innovation
Simon J. Brooker, Kundai Ziumbe, Nebiyu Negussu, Siobhan Crowley, Mona Hammami
2020Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene20 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF
Abstract
Countries have seen substantial disruptions to usual health services related to coronavirus disease 2019 and these are likely to have immediate and long-term indirect effects on many disease control programmes, including neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The pandemic has highlighted the usefulness of mathematical modelling to understand the impacts of these disruptions and future control measures on progress towards 2030 NTD goals. The pandemic also provides an opportunity, and a practical necessity, to transform NTD programmes through innovation.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Neglected tropical diseasesTropical diseaseDisease2019-20 coronavirus outbreakControl (management)Disease EradicationDisease controlSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CoronavirusDevelopment economicsEnvironmental healthMedicineEconomic growthBusinessInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyEconomicsOutbreakPathologyManagementMosquito-borne diseases and controlParasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentParasites and Host Interactions