Fw: (LML) New publications on cross-cutting issues in NTDs. September 2020

Leprosy Mailing List – September 30,  2020

 

Ref.:  (LML) New publications on cross-cutting issues in NTDs. September 2020

 

From:  Roos Geutjes, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Dear colleagues,  Down the list of this month's selection of publications you will find a section that shares information on upcoming webinars, news and grant opportunities.  From 8-10 September, the annual Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network (NNN) conference took place. Many interesting, thought-provoking presentations and workshops were held. In case you were not able to attend the conference, no worries! The NNN has recorded all sessions, which can be accessed by clicking here.  The NNN DMDI-Cross Cutting Group issues a call to action to all member organisations, partners and other stakeholders in the NTD community to adopt the EASI strategy to ensure that persons affected by NTDs have the space and the support for meaningful and effective participation. Read the NNN "Statement of commitment to the participation of persons affected by NTDs" to learn more.  Does your organisation develop practical materials that might be useful to others working in the NTD sector? Please share any (links to) valuable resources with us so we can disseminate these within the wider NTD community.  Enjoy reading the latest NTD publications that are listed below. Feel free to contact us to receive the full-text versions when a link to the full text is not included. We will also gladly support you with literature research.  Warm regards, Roos Geutjes InfoNTD Coordinator www.InfoNTD.org info@InfoNTD.org

 

 

Practical materials

 

 

Practical Approaches to Implementing WHO Guidance for Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Programs in the Context of COVID-19: Mass Drug Administration (MDA) USAID. 2020. Abstract This resource document complements the WHO guidance. Firstly, it reiterates guidance on precautionary measures to consider when planning for re-start; secondly, it provides ideas and practical examples on operationalizing the guidance so that it can be applied to field activities. Read more    The Community Engagement in Eye Health Assessment Tool (CEEHAT) Dodson S, Perez-Hazel Y, Beauchamp A, et al. The Fred Hollows Foundation. 2020. Abstract In our efforts to strengthen our practice, we developed CEEHAT to assess community opportunity, capacity and motivation to engage with eye health and care, and identify areas for eye health service quality improvement. Read more   WHO Digital Health Guidelines: a milestone for global health Labrique A, Agarwal S, Tamrat T, et al. npj digital medicine. 2020. Abstract  Given the pivotal role digital health can play in supporting health systems, seen especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, these guidelines can help provide a roadmap for governments and policymakers in introducing and scaling up digital health interventions to support population health outcomes. Read more

 

 

NTDs & COVID-19

 

 

From leprosy to COVID-19, how stigma makes it harder to fight epidemics Chandrashekhar V. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2020. Read more    Neglected tropical diseases: impact of COVID-19 and WHO's response World Health Organization . Weekly epidemiological record. 2020. Read more   Neglected tropical diseases in non-endemic countries in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: the great forgotten. Tilli M, Olliaro P, Gobbi F, et al. Journal of travel medicine. 2020. Read more   The SARS-CoV-2 crisis and its impact on neglected tropical diseases: Threat or opportunity? Chaumont C, Kamara K, Baring E, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2020; 14 (9) : e0008680.  Abstract This commentary reflects on how the current crisis modifies the future of the NTD sector focused on the five diseases treated through preventative chemotherapy (often called PC-NTDs) NTDs. Read more   Addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings: a call to action Alawa J, Alawa N, Coutts A, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Conflict and Health. 2020. Abstract While addressing COVID-19 in humanitarian settings may appear to be an acute challenge, stakeholders, especially national governments and international donors, can consider commitments to combatting COVID-19 as long-term investments in the success of a given country's health system and the livelihood of its inhabitants. Read more   COVID-19 opens a window of reflection for comparative health systems and global health research Ağartan Tİ. Cambridge University Press (CUP). New Perspectives on Turkey. 2020. Abstract This commentary reviews two literatures that remain rather separate: comparative health policy and global health.  Read more   COVID-19: Implications for People with Chagas Disease Zaidel E, Forsyth C, Novick G, et al. FapUNIFESP (SciELO). 2020. Abstract In this document, a follow-up to the WHF-IASC Roadmap on CD, we assess the implications of coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of CD.  Read more   What COVID-19 Reveals about the Neglect of WASH within Infection Prevention in Low-Resource Healthcare Facilities McGriff JA, Denny L. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2020. Abstract What COVID-19 reveals about infection prevention in low-resource healthcare facilities is that we can no longer afford to "work around" WASH deficiencies.  Read more

 

 

New publications

 

 

Summary of global update on implementation of preventive chemotherapy against neglected tropical diseases in 2019 World Health Organization . Weekly epidemiological record. 2020. Read more   Does improving the skills of researchers and decision-makers in health policy and systems research lead to enhanced evidence-based decision making in Nigeria?—A short term evaluation Onwujekwe O, Etiaba E, Mbachu C, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS ONE. 2020; 15 (9) : e0238365, Abstract Strengthening the capacity of producers and users of research is a more sustainable strategy for developing the field of HPSR in Africa, than relying on training in high-income countries. Read more   Neglected tropical diseases in Brazil: lack of correlation between disease burden, research funding and output. Fonseca B, Albuquerque P, Zicker F. Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH. 2020. Abstract To assess the correlation between the burden of seven priority neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) included in the Brazilian National Agenda of Priorities in Health Research and their respective research funding and output. Read more   NTDs in the 2020s: An epic struggle of effective control tools versus the Anthropocene. Hotez P. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (9) : e0007872.  Read more   Assessment of surveillance core and support functions regarding neglected tropical diseases in Kenya Ng'etich AKS, Voyi K, Mutero CM. Research Square. 2020. Abstract The study aimed to assess surveillance system core and support functions relating to PC-NTDs in Kenya.  Read more   Implementation Research Training for Learners in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Evaluating Behavior Change after Participating in A Massive Online Open Course Launois P, Maher D, Certain E, et al. Research Square. 2020. Abstract This article reports on the evaluation of a massive open online course (MOOC) developed by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases hosted by the World Health Organization on the topic of IR with a focus on infectious diseases of poverty.  Read more   Psychometric assessment of the EMIC Stigma Scale for Brazilians affected by leprosy. Morgado F, da Silveira E, Nascimento L, et al. PloS one. 2020; 15 (9) : e0239186.  Abstract This study investigated the factor structure, the convergent and known-groups validity, and the reliability of the EMIC-SS for Brazilians affected by leprosy. Read more   The program and policy change framework: A new tool to measure research use in low- and middle-income countries Fowle K, Wells B, Day M, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). Research Evaluation. 2020. Abstract the Center for Development Research (CDR), part of the U.S. Global Development Lab at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has designed a new tool: the Program and Policy Change (PPC) framework for tracking and quantifying the influence of research on program and policy change in international development.  Read more   Evaluation of integrated control of three dog transmitted zoonoses: Rabies, visceral leishmaniasis and cystic echinococcosis, in Morocco El Berbri I, Mahir W, Shaw A, et al. Elsevier BV. Acta Tropica. 2020. Abstract The objective of this component was to implement, and then evaluate an Integrated Control Intervention (ICI) against three dog transmitted zoonoses, namely rabies, visceral leishmaniasis, and cystic echinococcosis. Read more   Prevalence and pattern of waterborne parasitic infections in eastern Africa: A systematic scoping review Ngowi HA. Elsevier BV. Food and Waterborne Parasitology. 2020. Abstract This systematic scoping review informs on the prevalence and pattern of waterborne parasitic infections in eastern Africa from 1st of January 1941 to 31st of December 2019.  Read more   The burden of stigma Chandrashekhar V. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Science. 2020; 369 (6510) : 1419-1423. Abstract Stigma encourages people to hide illness and avoid treatment, and it intensifies patient stress and reinforces inequality. The history of past epidemics, from leprosy and cholera to HIV, shows the hidden burden of stigma on individuals and societies. Read more   Neglected Tropical Diseases and Other Infectious Diseases Affecting the Heart. The NET-Heart Project: Rationale and Design Burgos LM, Farina J, Liendro MC, et al. Ubiquity Press, Ltd.. Global Heart. 2020. Abstract There is a substantial gap between the burden of disease for NTDs in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and research devoted to the affected populations. We created a Latin-American initiative with emerging leaders (EL) from the Interamerican Society of Cardiology (IASC) with the objective to perform multiple systematic reviews of NTDs and other infectious diseases affecting the heart: The NET-Heart Project. Read more   When to replicate systematic reviews of interventions: consensus checklist Tugwell P, Welch VA, Karunananthan S, et al. BMJ. BMJ. 2020. Read more   Addressing barriers of community participation and access to mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination in Coastal Kenya using a participatory approach. Njomo D, Kibe L, Kimani B, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (9) : e0008499.  Abstract This study sought to identify barriers of community participation and access to MDA, develop and test strategies to be recommended for improved uptake.  Read more   Identifying research questions for HIV, tuberculosis, tuberculosis-HIV, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases through the World Health Organization guideline development process: a retrospective analysis, 2008-2018. Hargreaves S, Himmels J, Nellums L, et al. Public health. 2020. Abstract The objective of this study was to examine the knowledge gaps and research questions for addressing those gaps generated through the WHO guideline development process, with the goal of informing future strategies for improving and strengthening the guideline development process. Read more   Activity limitation and social participation restriction among leprosy patients in Boru Meda Hospital, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Abdela S, van Henten S, Abegaz S, et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 2020; 14 (9) : e0008702.  Abstract Leprosy related disability affects patients' day to day physical activities and their participation in social activities. Assessing the degree of activity limitation and social participation is recommended to show disability and assess the efficacy of rehabilitation efforts. Read more   The impact of Worms and Ladders, an innovative health educational board game on Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis control in Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria Bassey DB, Mogaji HO, Dedeke GA, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2020; 14 (9) : e0008486. Abstract In this study, we designed a new health educational board game Worms and Ladders and evaluated its potential to complement MDA with albendazole and reduce reinfection rates through the promotion of good hygiene practices among school-aged children.  Read more   Accelerating access to medicines in a changing world Kettler H, Lehtimaki S, Schwalbe N. WHO Press. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2020; 98 (9) : 641-643.  Read more   Village Response to Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis in Mwanza Region, Northwestern Tanzania: Are We Missing Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Political Dimensions? Mwanga JR, Kinung'hi SM, Mosha J, et al. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2020. Abstract Read more   Impact of annual and semi-annual mass drug administration for Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis on Hookworm Infection in Côte d'Ivoire Loukouri A, Méité A, Koudou BG, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2020; 14 (9) : e0008642. Abstract The objective of the current study was to determine whether five semi-annual rounds of community-wide MDA to eliminate LF and onchocerciasis have a greater impact on STH than three annual rounds of MDA with similar compliance.  Read more   A cost-analysis of conducting population-based prevalence surveys for the validation of the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Amhara, Ethiopia Slaven RP, Stewart AEP, Zerihun M, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2020; 14 (9) : e0008401. Abstract This study conducted an analysis of the cost of 8 rounds of TIS/TSS executed in Amhara, Ethiopia, 2012–2016. Read more   Image Analysis and Feature Extraction of Kato-Katz Images for Neglected Tropical Diseases Diagnosis Sinada F, Reni SK, Kale I. IEEE. 2020 IEEE 63rd International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS). 2020. Abstract The research is underway to design and develop an automated parasite diagnostic tool, using machine learning based image processing operations. The preliminary findings of the work in which feature extraction algorithms are applied on clinical images as a base to a neural network model for diagnosis is described in this paper. Read more   Twenty Years of Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Effective Management of Infectious Disease Epidemics Mremi I, George J, Rumisha SF, et al. Research Square. 2020. Abstract This systematic review aimed to analyse how IDSR implementation has embraced advancement in information technology, big data analytics techniques and wealth of data sources to strengthen detection and management of infectious disease epidemics in SSA. Read more   End Users' Initial Perceptions of mHealth in Nigeria: An Investigation of Primary Healthcare Workers' Attitudes to the IMPACT App Fox G, O'Connor Y, Eze E, et al. International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications. IGI Global. 2020; 11 (4) : 50-64.  Abstract A qualitative exploratory approach using interviews, presentations, and focus groups was pursued to investigate primary healthcare (PHC) workers' initial perceptions of the proposed IMPACT app to support the assessment of sick young children in the community in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.  Read more   Efficacy, safety and acceptability of a new chewable formulation versus the solid tablet of mebendazole against hookworm infections in children: An open-label, randomized controlled trial Palmeirim MS, Bosch F, Ame SM, et al. Elsevier BV. EClinicalMedicine. 2020. Abstract Before being widely used, a sufficient body of evidence on efficacy, safety and acceptability is warranted for the new chewable child-friendly formulation of mebendazole that was recently developed. Read more

 

 

 

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New publications on cross-cutting issues in NTDs.
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