The cross-cutting contribution of the end of neglected tropical diseases to the sustainable development goals

M Bangert, DH Molyneux, SW Lindsay… - Infectious diseases of …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for an integrated response, the
kind that has defined Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) efforts in the past decade. NTD …

Utility of repeated praziquantel dosing in the treatment of schistosomiasis in high-risk communities in Africa: a systematic review

CH King, SK Olbrych, M Soon, ME Singer… - PLoS neglected …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Controversy persists about the optimal approach to drug-based control of
schistosomiasis in high-risk communities. In a systematic review of published studies, we …

[PDF][PDF] Accelerating work to overcome the global impact of neglected tropical diseases: a roadmap for implementation

World Health Organization - 2012 - apps.who.int
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Progress and impact of 13 years of the global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis on reducing the burden of filarial disease

KD Ramaiah, EA Ottesen - PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background A Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000,
with mass drug administration (MDA) as the core strategy of the programme. After …

Socioeconomic aspects of neglected tropical diseases

L Conteh, T Engels, DH Molyneux - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Although many examples of highly cost-effective interventions to control neglected tropical
diseases exist, our understanding of the full economic effect that these diseases have on …

Comparison of community-wide, integrated mass drug administration strategies for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis: a cost-effectiveness modelling …

NC Lo, II Bogoch, BG Blackburn, G Raso… - The Lancet Global …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background More than 1· 5 billion people are affected by schistosomiasis or soil-transmitted
helminthiasis. WHO's recommendations for mass drug administration (MDA) against these …

Disease eradication

DR Hopkins - New England Journal of Medicine, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis: current perspectives on mass drug administration

JO Gyapong, IO Owusu… - Research and reports …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Following the London declaration on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in 2012 and
inspired by the WHO 2020 roadmap to control or eliminate NTDs, the Global Programme to …

African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control 1995–2015: model-estimated health impact and cost

LE Coffeng, WA Stolk, HGM Zoure… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Onchocerciasis causes a considerable disease burden in Africa, mainly
through skin and eye disease. Since 1995, the African Programme for Onchocerciasis …

Endectocides for malaria control

BD Foy, KC Kobylinski, IM da Silva, JL Rasgon… - Trends in …, 2011 - cell.com
Systemic endectocidal drugs, used to control nematodes in humans and other vertebrates,
can be toxic to Anopheles spp. mosquitoes when they take a blood meal from a host that has …