Eliminating morbidity caused by neglected tropical diseases by 2030

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ID14967641
AuthorsTheresa W Gyorkos (0000-0003-3455-3941, McGill University Health Centre, corresponding author), Theresa Gyorkos (McGill University), Rubén Santiago Nicholls (0000-0002-4862-8812, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas), Ruben Nicholls (Pan American Health Organization, Washington D.C., United States of America), Antonio Montresor (0000-0003-3103-8872, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland), Ana Luciañez (Pan American Health Organization, Washington D.C., United States of America), Martín Casapía (Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia, Iquitos, Peru), Martín Casapía-Morales (0000-0002-5972-0948, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonía Peruana), Karine St-Denis (0000-0002-4568-3234, McGill University), Kariane St-Denis, Brittany Blouin (0000-0001-7447-7467, McGill University), Serene A Joseph (McGill University Health Centre), Serene Joseph (McGill University)
Year2023
Volume47
Pages1
Publication date2023-03-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherPan American Health Organization (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.26633/rpsp.2023.16
PMID36909809
OpenAlexW4322755755
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

The objective of this manuscript is to provide selective examples of the work of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Parasite Epidemiology and Control which contribute to the WHO goal of eliminating neglected tropical diseases by 2030. This PAHO/WHO CC specifically aligns its activities with the Sustainable Development Goals and with the goals outlined in the WHO Road Map for Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021-2030. Its role is to contribute to advancing global action on NTDs, primarily through policy development and knowledge translation. Three important projects have recently been completed: 1. Finalizing the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for the NTD Road Map (published May 2021; this PAHO/WHO CC was a member of the working group); 2. Developing new guidelines for the preventive chemotherapy of Taenia solium taeniasis (published September 2021; this PAHO/WHO CC was co-Chair; and 3. Formulating a policy brief on deworming for adolescent girls and women of reproductive age (published January 2022; this PAHO/WHO CC is co-lead). These projects are the result of the integration of expertise and experience from multiple partners, including from PAHO and WHO (where both organizations provided key leadership), this PAHO/WHO CC, government ministries, civil society organizations and universities, among others. In conclusion, this PAHO/WHO CC contributes timely guidance to country-led evidence-informed public health policy, to cost-effective program implementation and to the identification of priority research topics – all focused, ultimately, on eliminating NTD-attributable morbidity by 2030

Business · Cysticercosis · Developing country · Deworming · Disease · Economic growth · Government (linguistics · Millennium Development Goals · Neglected tropical diseases · Political science · Public health · Taenia solium · Tropical disease · Medicine · Nursing · Parasite Biology and Host Interactions · Parasites and Host Interactions · Parasitic infections in humans and animals

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