Ref.: (LML) InfoNTD monthly overview of the latest cross-cutting NTD publications - June, 2021

 

Leprosy Mailing List – June 27,  2021 

 

Ref.:  (LML) InfoNTD monthly overview of the latest cross-cutting NTD publications - June, 2021 

From:  Roos Geutjes. Amsterdam, the Netherlands 

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Dear colleagues,  Have you already looked at the WHO Skin NTDs online course collection with courses on podoconiosis, tungiasis and scabies? The WHO has confirmed that more courses on NTDs are being developed. Additionally, the COVID-19/NTD course is translated into French and Spanish and translations into Portuguese and Arabic are coming soon. This is fantastic news!   At the bottom of this review, you will find  more information on upcoming events such as the NTD NGO Network annual conference (7 - 9 Sep), an interesting webinar on reaching the criteria to stop treatment for Onchocerciasis (24th Jun) and more.  Enjoy reading the selection of 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 searches. Don't forget to scroll down to find more news and upcoming webinars!  Warm regards, Roos Geutjes InfoNTD Coordinator www.InfoNTD.org info@InfoNTD.org

 

 

Practical materials

 

 

Podoconiosis: Training of health workers at national and district levels on skin-NTDs (online course) World Health Organization. 2021. Learn more     CBM's Community Mental Health Good Practice Guides CBM. 2021. Learn more

 

 

NTDs & COVID-19

 

 

An assessment of the reported impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on leprosy services using an online survey of practitioners in leprosy referral centres de Barros B, Lambert SM, Negera E, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021. Read more      COVID-19 and its impacts: The situation in Niger republic. Nzeribe E, Michael U, Musa S, et al. Clinical epidemiology and global health. 2021. Read more     Prospects for employment of persons with disabilities in the post-covid-19 era in developing countries Morris F. Informa UK Limited. Disability & Society. 2021. Read more

 

 

Other new publications

 

 

The words we choose matter: recognising the importance of language in decolonising global health Hommes F, Monzó HB, Ferrand RA, et al. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Global Health. 2021; 9 (7) : e897-e898.  Read more     Report of the 23rd meeting of the WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020, 30 November–1 December 2020 World Health Organization . World Health Organization. 2021. Read more     Increasing efficiencies from integrating control and elimination programmes for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis Rollinson D, Sankar G, Stephens M, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). International Health. 2021. Read more     Improving Buruli ulcer control: steps towards decentralized care Wadagni A. University of Groningen Press. 2021. Read more     Model building and assessment of the impact of covariates for disease prevalence mapping in low-resource settings: to explain and to predict Giorgi E, Fronterrè C, Macharia PM, et al. The Royal Society. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2021; 18 (179) : 20210104.  Read more     Applied systems thinking: a viable approach to identify leverage points for accelerating progress towards ending neglected tropical diseases. Glenn J, Kamara K, Umar Z, et al. Health research policy and systems. 2020; 18 (1) : 56. Read more     Psychosocial burden of neglected tropical diseases in eastern Colombia: an explorative qualitative study in persons affected by leprosy, cutaneous leishmaniasis and Chagas disease van Wijk R, van Selm L, Barbosa MC, et al. Cambridge University Press (CUP). Global Mental Health. 2021. Read more     Primary health care facilities capacity gaps regarding diagnosis, treatment and knowledge of schistosomiasis among healthcare workers in North-western Tanzania: a call to strengthen the horizontal system Mazigo HD, Uisso C, Kazyoba P, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. BMC Health Services Research. 2021. Read more     Bridging the gap: aligning economic research with disease burden. Do L, Synnott P, Ma S, et al. BMJ global health. 2021. Read more     How does onchocerciasis-related skin and eye disease in Africa depend on cumulative exposure to infection and mass treatment? Vinkeles Melchers NVS, Stolk WA, Murdoch ME, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15 (6) : e0009489. Read more     Onchocerciasis: diagnostic target product profile to support preventive chemotherapy World Healh Organization . World Health Organization. 2021. Read more     Morbidity Management and Disability Prevention of Lymphatic Filariasis Sangamithra A, Dhavamani P. Shanlax International Journals. Shanlax International Journal of Economics. 2021; 9 (3) : 24-28.  Read more     How can we achieve impact from public health research? A meta-ethnography of case studies Gentry SV, Milden L, Kelly MP. Oxford University Press (OUP). Journal of Public Health. 2019; 43 (2) : 370-377. Read more     A call for reforms in global health publications Sharma D. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Global Health. 2021; 9 (7) : e901-e902.  Read more     More than Stigma: Improving Wellbeing for People in Developing Countries Anjadini SF. Linnaeus University. Design. 2021. Read more     Global health in low-income and middle-income countries: a framework for action Olufadewa I, Adesina M, Ayorinde T. Elsevier BV. The Lancet Global Health. 2021; 9 (7) : e899-e900.  Read more     A strong effect of individual compliance with mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis on sustained clearance of soil-transmitted helminth infections Campillo JT, Awaca-Uvon NP, Tambwe J, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Parasites & Vectors. 2021. Read more     Successes, challenges, and support for men versus women implementers in water, sanitation, and hygiene programs: A qualitative study in rural Nepal Anderson DM, Gupta AK, Birken S, et al. Elsevier BV. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2021. Read more     Caregiver burden in Buruli ulcer disease: Evidence from Ghana Amoako YA, Ackam N, Omuojine J, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15 (6) : e0009454.  Read more     Effectiveness of behaviour change techniques used in hand hygiene interventions targeting older children – A systematic review Watson J, Cumming O, MacDougall A, et al. Elsevier BV. Social Science & Medicine. 2021. Read more     Alternative approaches to lymphoedema care in lymphatic filariasis Krishnasastry S, Mackenzie CD, Specht S. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15 (4) : e0009293. Read more     Noma, a neglected disease: A viewpoint article Farley E, Ariti C, Amirtharajah M, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15 (6) : e0009437.  Read more     Eliminating onchocerciasis within the Meme River Basin of Cameroon: A social-ecological approach to understanding everyday realities and health systems Nji TM, Piotrowski H, Dum-Buo N, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15 (6) : e0009433. Read more     Quality of life in patients with Chagas disease and the instrument used: an integrative review Baldoni NR, Quintino ND, Alves GCS, et al. FapUNIFESP (SciELO). Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo. 2021. Read more     Implications of global environmental change for the burden of snakebite Martín G, Yáñez-Arenas C, Rangel-Camacho R, et al. Elsevier BV. Toxicon: X. 2021. Read  more     Effect of Lymphatic Filariasis and Hookworm Infection on Pregnancy Course and Outcome in Women Living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Campillo J, Chabot E, Awaca-Uvon N, et al. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2021. Read more     No Serological Evidence of Trachoma or Yaws Among Residents of Registered Camps and Makeshift Settlements in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Cooley GM, Feldstein LR, Bennett SD, et al. American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021; 104 (6) : 2031-2037. Read more     Determining the vocational competencies required to deliver community-based rehabilitation and inclusive development services in India Gale L, Gillis S, Grills N. Informa UK Limited. Disability and Rehabilitation. 2021. Read more     The role of diagnostic technologies to measure progress toward WHO 2030 targets for soil-transmitted helminth control programs Stuyver LJ, Levecke B, Foster GM. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15 (6) : e0009422.  Read more     An anthropological study on local community and peripheral health centre staff perceptions and practices regarding sleeping sickness in Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve in Malawi Munthali A. DNDI. 2021. Read more     The control of soil-transmitted helminthiases in the Philippines: the story continues Mationg MLS, Tallo VL, Williams GM, et al. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2021. Read more     Diagnosing point-of-care diagnostics for neglected tropical diseases Bharadwaj M, Bengtson M, Golverdingen M, et al. Public Library of Science (PLoS). PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2021; 15 (6) : e0009405.  Read more     Long-term sequelae of congenital gambiense human African trypanosomiasis Mudji J, Künzli E, Molyneux D, et al. Oxford University Press (OUP). Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021. Read more     Foot Care Practice and Associated Factors among Patients with Lymphoedema in Boreda District, Gamo Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2020. Implications for Elimination of Podoconiosis and Lymphatic Filariasis Churko C, Yohanes T, Kassahun AB, et al. Research Square Platform LLC. 2021. Read more     Subcutaneous mycoses in Ethiopia: a retrospective study in a single dermatology center Abate DA, Ayele MH, Mohammed AB. Oxford University Press (OUP). Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2021. Read more     Water sanitation and hygiene in Sub-Saharan Africa: Coverage, risks of diarrheal diseases, and urbanization Zerbo A, Castro Delgado R, Arcos González P. Elsevier BV. Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity. 2021; 3 (1) : 41-45.  Read more     Snakebite envenoming in different national contexts: Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria Gutiérrez JM, Maduwage K, Iliyasu G, et al. Elsevier BV. Toxicon: X. 2021. Read more

 

 

News & Webinars

 

 

LSE: Cutting aid will increase distrust in Africa's COVID-19 vaccine rollout The G7 has promised to donate 1 billion Covid vaccine doses by the end of 2021. However, in South Sudan, COVID restrictions, aid cuts and comments by European leaders have shattered trust in public health advice and encouraged vaccine hesitancy. Despite the rhetoric, donating vaccines while cutting aid may prove meaningless. Read more    WHO Technical Advisory Group on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases control and elimination WHO is seeking experts to serve as members of a new Technical Advisory Group on control and elimination of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases. This call for experts provides information about the advisory group, the expert profiles being sought, the process used to express interest, and the process of selection. Read more    Webinar: Reaching the Criteria to Stop Treatment for Onchocerciasis One of the most challenging steps for onchocerciasis endemic countries is breaking the cycle of transmission to the point where mass drug administration can be stopped. USAID's Act to End NTDs | East (Act | East) program has learned valuable lessons through supporting countries to reach this critical milestone in their journey to achieve the elimination of onchocerciasis. Please join them for a webinar to share lessons learned from Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda. Register now    10th SPJ Online Seminar: Ms. Thoko Elphick-Pooley (Director at Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)) x Dr. Aya Yajima (Technical officer (NTDs) at the World Health Organization) This seminar is the 10th session of the SPJ Online Seminar Series "Global Health in the Age of Covid-19: Infectious Diseases and Human Security".  Register now    Enabling a Paradigm Shift to a country-led response to deliver the NTD Road Map With the theme, Enabling a paradigm shift to a country-led response to deliver the NTD Road Map, the 2021 NNN Conference is looking to be the most forward-thinking yet. This free three-day event will feature 18 exciting workshops and two rapid fire sessions highlighting the BEST Framework's role in accelerating progress on NTDs toward 2030. The plenaries will include a high-level panel discussion and exciting NTD Innovation Prizes.  The 12th Annual Neglected Tropical Disease NGO (NNN) Conference will take place from Tuesday 7th - Thursday 9th September 2021.  Click here to register    2nd LEAP Scientific Conference The 2nd LEAP Scientific Conference 'Scientific innovation and access for leishmaniasis management' will take place virtually on 2-4 November 2021. Abstract submission deadline is on 30th June 2021 at 11:30pm East Africa Time (EAT)    The tenth EDCTP Forum will be online from 17 – 21 October 2021, because of the COVID-19 travel restrictions.  The Forum's theme this year is: 'Equity in research for health'. This virtual meeting will be streamed from the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre in Maputo Mozambique. Registration is free charge    ISNTD Connect - A series of online short meetings to learn, share and stay connected   Sign up to receive details of upcoming ISNTD Connect meetings or view a recording of the many interesting webinars that were held in the past months.

 

 

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