| Access to prompt diagnosis: The missing link in preventing mental health disorders associated with neglected tropical diseases.
Picado A, Nogaro S, Cruz I, Biéler S, Ruckstuhl L, Bastow J, et al.. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(10):e0007679.
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Global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: progress report, 2018
(WHO) WHO. Weekly epidemiological record. 2019; 41(94):457-472.
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The GRID Network: A Community of Practice for Disability Inclusive Development
Cockburn L, Mbibeh L, Awa J. Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development. 2019; 30(2).
Abstract This paper aimed to provide an overview of the evaluation of the GRID Network (Groups for Rehabilitation and Inclusive Development) and the impact it had on its members.
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Achieving universal health coverage for mental disorders.
Patel V, Saxena S. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 2019; 366l4516.
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The challenge of ensuring equity in mass deworming programmes.
Jourdan P, Tediosi F. The Lancet. Global health. 2019.
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Portable infrared imaging for longitudinal limb volume monitoring in patients with lymphatic filariasis.
Zhou C, Yahathugoda C, De Silva L, Rathnapala U, Owen G, Weerasooriya M, Rao RU, Weil GJ, Budge PJ. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(10):e0007762.
Abstract To assess the practical utility of repeated 3DIS measurements for longitudinal lymphedema management, we examined intraday and day-to-day leg volume changes in adults with filarial lymphedema in southern Sri Lanka.
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Identifying research priorities for psychosocial support programs in humanitarian settings.
Lee C, Nguyen AJ, Haroz E, Tol W, Aules Y, Bolton P. Global Mental Health. 2019.
Abstract Given the range and reach of psychosocial support (PSS) interventions in humanitarian settings, within the continuum of mental health and psychosocial support services, evaluation of their impact is critical. This project aimed to facilitate a process with stakeholders to reach consensus on PSS interventions that are of high priority for further research based on existing evidence and stakeholders' opinions.
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The state of community health information systems in West and Central Africa
Russpatrick S, æbø J, Romedenne M, Dubent L. Journal of Global Health Reports. 2019; 3364878641034536213275.
Abstract There is a clear need for community-based reporting systems to feed into a single centralized, government owned information system. Here we assess the status of centralized, government owned community health information system (CHIS) in 17 West and Central African Countries.
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Selecting behaviour change priorities for trachoma 'F' and 'E' interventions: A formative research study in Oromia, Ethiopia.
Greenland K, White S, Sommers K, et al.. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(10):e0007784.
Abstract We conducted formative research in a trachoma hyper-endemic area of Ethiopia to explore the behaviours which are likely to contribute to trachoma transmission and map their determinants.
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Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa by 2025: an ambitious target requires ambitious interventions.
Colebunders R, Stolk WA, Siewe Fodjo J, Mackenzie CD, Hopkins A. Infectious diseases of poverty. 2019; 8(1):83.
Abstract In order to reach the goal of onchocerciasis elimination in most African countries by 2025, we should prioritize community participation and advocate for tailored interventions which are scientifically proven to be effective, but currently considered to be too expensive.
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Are current approaches for measuring access to clean water and sanitation inclusive of people with disabilities? Comparison of individual- and household-level access between people with and without disabilities in the Tanahun district of Nepal.
Banks L, White S, Biran A, Wilbur J, Neupane S, Neupane S, et al.. PloS one. 2019; 14(10):e0223557.
Abstract To evaluate access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), at the individual- and household-level, amongst people with disabilities in the Tanahun district of Nepal.
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Patient profiling for mental healthcare management optimization in developing countries using Datamining.
AJBAL Khaoula, Samy HO, Zineb SE, et al.. International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSIS). 2019; 17(8):11-16.
Abstract Based on patient data recorded in the CPU consultation information system in 2015, we applied clustering, a Datamining technique, for the discovery of different patient profiles. Datamining can serve as useful tool for upper management as it can enable healthcare executives to make efficient knowledge driven and contextualized decisions.
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The association of depression, anxiety, and stress with caring for a child with Congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil; Results of a cross-sectional study.
Kuper H, Lopes Moreira M, Barreto de Araújo T, et al.. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(9):e0007768.
Abstract Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in pregnancy can cause microcephaly and a wide spectrum of severe adverse outcomes, collectively called "Congenital Zika Syndrome" (CZS). Parenting a child with disabilities can have adverse mental health impacts, but these associations have not been fully explored in the context of CZS in Brazil.
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Supervision and support in surgical practice using mobile platform: a case of mass hydrocele surgeries in remote regions
Akoko L, Mwanga A, Chikawe M, Lutainulwa E, Ngoma D, Nshalla A, et al.. mHealth. 2019; 5.
Abstract In Tanzania, hydrocele is more prevalent in the coastal belt, where surgical workforce is also scarce. Thus, scaling up hydrocele surgery services would require the use of non-physician clinicians (NPCs) that are currently based there by offering procedure specific training. We therefore sought to test if use of mobile platform would be an adjunct to supervision and support to practicing non surgeon clinicians in Tanzania.
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Snakebite and its impact in rural communities: The need for a One Health approach.
Babo Martins S, Bolon I, Chappuis F, Ray N, Alcoba G, Ochoa C, et al.. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(9):e0007608.
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Guide posts for investment in primary health care and projected resource needs in 67 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study.
Stenberg K, Hanssen O, Bertram M, et al.. The Lancet. Global health. 2019.
Abstract Primary health care (PHC) is a driving force for advancing towards universal health coverage (UHC). PHC-oriented health systems bring enormous benefits but require substantial financial investments. Here, we aim to present measures for PHC investments and project the associated resource needs.
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Unimproved water sources and open defecation are associated with active trachoma in children in internally displaced persons camps in the Darfur States of Sudan.
Macleod CK, Binnawi K, Elshafie B, Sadig H, Hassan A, Cocks N, et al.. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2019; 1-11.
Abstract Internally Displaced Persons camps were identified from government census data. We conducted a subanalysis of data collected in these camps during 2014-2015 as part of surveys covering 37 districts of the Darfur States within the Global Trachoma Mapping Project.
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Towards universal health coverage: reforming the neglected district health system in Africa.
Tumusiime P, Kwamie A, Akogun OB, Elongo T, Nabyonga-Orem J. BMJ Global Health. 2019.
Abstract We reviewed the situation of the district in sub-Saharan African countries and identified five attributes that are critical for developing a UHC-friendly DHS. In this analytical paper, we discuss decision-making authority, coordination, resource control, development initiative and management skills as critical factors.
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Proposed multidimensional framework for understanding Chagas disease healthcare barriers in the United States.
Forsyth C, Meymandi S, Moss I, et al.. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2019; 13(9):e0007447.
Abstract We propose this multidimensional framework both to explain the persistently low numbers of people with CD who are tested and treated and as a potential basis for organizing a public health response. We further argue that expanding access to diagnosis and treatment of CD in the US means asserting the rights of vulnerable populations to obtain timely, quality healthcare.
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State of deworming coverage and equity in low-income and middle-income countries using household health surveys: a spatiotemporal cross-sectional study.
Lo NC, Heft-Neal S, Coulibaly JT, Leonard L, Bendavid E, Addiss DG. The Lancet. Global health. 2019.
Abstract This study aims to measure both coverage and equity in global, national, and subnational deworming to guide future programmatic evaluation, investment, and metric design.
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The rise or fall of neglected tropical diseases in East Asia Pacific.
Hotez PJ. Acta tropica. 2019; 105182.
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Assessing the Integrated Community-Based Health Systems Strengthening initiative in northern Togo: a pragmatic effectiveness-implementation study protocol.
Lauria ME, Fiori KP, Jones HE, et al.. Implementation science : IS. 2019; 14(1):92.
Abstract An integrated facility- and community-based initiative, the Integrated Community-Based Health Systems Strengthening (ICBHSS) initiative, seeks to address critical gaps to access and quality of community health systems, while strengthening the public sector health system in northern Togo. This study aims to evaluate the effect and implementation strategy of the ICBHSS initiative.
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Sustainability of 'mHealth' interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: A stakeholder analysis of an electronic community case management project in Malawi.
Dharmayat K, Tran T, Hardy V, et al.. Malawi Medical Journal. 2019.
Abstract In this paper, we aim to explore barriers and facilitators for the wider implementation and sustainability of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention (Supporting LIFE Community Case Management programme) in Malawi, Africa.
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Challenges and way forward.
Leonardo L, Bergquist R, Utzinger J, et al.. Advances in parasitology. 2019; 105125-132.
Abstract Schistosomiasis, helminthic zoonoses and NTDs constitute a considerable majority of the diseases of poverty in the world. The gaps in research of those targeted zoonoses are urgently addressed by identifying the research priority, fulfilled by improving the multisectoral cooperation and strengthening the interventions in the control programme.
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Mental health system costs, resources and constraints in South Africa: a national survey.
Docrat S, Besada D, Cleary S, Daviaud E, Lund C. Health policy and planning. 2019.
Abstract The inclusion of mental health in the Sustainable Development Goals represents a global commitment to include mental health among the highest health and development priorities for investment. We conducted a national survey to quantify public expenditure on mental health and evaluate the constraints of the South African mental health system.
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NITR's contributions towards the elimination of Trypanosomiasis and onchocerciasis in Nigeria
Enwezor FN, Mamman M, Igweh AC. Nigerian Journal of Parasitology. 2019; 40(2):252-266.
Abstract This is a report on the contributions of the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis (and Onchocerciasis) Research (NITR) towards the elimination of the two Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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Toolkit: Woreda Level Coordination Toolkit for the WASH and NTD Sectors.
Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia. 2019.
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The Global Burden of Female Genital Schistosomiasis
Jordens M. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2019; Master of Medicine in Medicine46.
Abstract It was the aim of this review to report the global burden of FGS, more specifically FGS prevalence and symptoms, co-infections with HIV, HPV, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and urinary tract infections (UTI), infertility and mortality.
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Comparative Assessment of Hygiene Behaviour Change and Cost-effectiveness of Community Health Clubs in Rwanda and Zimbabwe.
Waterkeyn J, Matimati R, Muringaniza A, Chigono A, Ntakarutimana A, Katabarwa J, et al.. Hygiene for Human Health and Infection Control.. 2019.
Abstract Two similar Community Health Club (CHC) interventions to achieve hygiene behaviour change and improved family health in Africa took place - one in Zimbabwe implemented by an NGO and the other in Rwanda part of Randomised Control Trial.
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Neglected tropical diseases in the People's Republic of China: progress towards elimination.
Qian M-, Chen J, Bergquist R, Li Z-, Li S-, Xiao N, et al.. Infectious diseases of poverty. 2019; 8(1):86.
Abstract Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, considerable progress has been made in the control and elimination of the country's initial set of 11 neglected tropical diseases.
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From neglect to equity vis-a-vis noncommunicable diseases and neglected tropical diseases.
Krishnapillai V, Sreedevi A, Ramakrishnan D. Indian Journal of Community Medicine. 2019; 44(5).
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Epidemiological mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis for intervention strategies in Nigeria.
Nduka F, Nebe OJ, N.Njepuome, et al.. Nigerian Journal of Parasitology. 2019; 40(2):218-225.
Abstract This study reports on the epidemiological mapping and intervention strategies for the control of schistosomiasis and STH in Nigeria. Epidemiological survey on the prevalence of schistosomiasis and STH was conducted in Nigeria between November 2013 and May 2015 in 19 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), covering 2,160 schools /communities in 433 LGAs.
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Progress toward Elimination of Trachoma as a Public Health Problem in Seven Localities in the Republic of Sudan: Results from Population-Based Surveys.
Sanders AM, Abdalla Z, Elshafie BE, Elsanosi M, Nute AW, Aziz N, et al.. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2019.
Abstract The Sudan FMOH conducted population-based trachoma prevalence surveys between September 2016 and April 2017 in seven localities across five states of Sudan to document current trachoma prevalence estimates and measure water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators.
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis a neglected tropical disease: community knowledge, attitude and practices in an endemic area, Northwest Ethiopia.
Tamiru H, Mashalla Y, Mohammed R, Tshweneagae G. BMC infectious diseases. 2019; 19(1):855.
Abstract The study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude towards cutaneous leishmaniasis and treatment seeking practices in people living in the endemic highlands areas in the Northwest, Ethiopia and to provide evidence-based information to guide development of appropriate interventions to reduce the impact of cutaneous leishmaniasis on communities.
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Propuestas bioéticas frente a los problemas sociales y éticos que generan las enfermedades infecciosas desatendidas.
Saenz V, Mazzanti di Ruggiero MLA. Persona y Bioética. 2019.
Abstract We presented, categorized, and analyzed, through a bibliographical review, the elements that relate to NTDs from the Universal Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights, 2005, in terms of equality, justice and equity, the non-discrimination and stigmatization, social responsibility and health approach.
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Whatever happened to China's neglected tropical diseases?
Hotez PJ. Infectious diseases of poverty. 2019; 8(1):85.
Abstract China's formula for success in parasitic and neglected tropical disease control might translate to other parts of the world, such as in sub-Saharan Africa through China's new Belt and Road Initiative.
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Community perceptions of mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in selected schools in the Philippines.
Lorenzo P, Manzanilla D, Cortel D, Tangog E. Infectious diseases of poverty. 2019; 8(1):87.
Abstract Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and schistosomiasis are parasitic infections prevalent in tropical and subtropical countries, such as the Philippines. This study aimed to understand community knowledge and perceptions of these infections to determine their implications on the current control and elimination strategies, including possible barriers to MDA compliance.
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