Nigeria is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa with the highest burden of most of the
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) …

Never before has the importance of good diagnostic tests received such global attention.
With the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, sensitivity and specificity have …

Abstract In 2006, the United States Agency for International Development established the
Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Control Program to facilitate integration of national …

One of the fundamental challenges that the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control
(APOC) has had to face is how to identify the endemic communities where its mass …

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) marked out for disease elimination provide a lens
through which to explore the changing status of diagnosis in global health. This paper …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO), international donors and
partners have emphasized the importance of integrated control of neglected tropical …

The integration of vertical control programmes of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) aims to
contain operational cost, simplify the application of the control measures and further extend …

Locally tailored interventions for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are becoming
increasingly important for ensuring that the World Health Organization (WHO) goals for …

Programmes to control onchocerciasis have been ongoing for over 40 years. What was once
a devastating blinding and disabling disease, particularly in West Africa, has largely been …

End NTDs, the conference attracted 469 delegates from 54 countries across five continents
to discuss strategies to accelerate the achievement of targets set in WHO's global neglected …