How modelling can help steer the course set by the World Health Organization 2021-2030 roadmap on neglected tropical diseases
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Journal Article
Abstract
The World Health Organization recently launched its 2021-2030 roadmap, Ending the Neglect to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals, an updated call to arms to end the suffering caused by neglected tropical diseases. Modelling and quantitative analyses played a significant role in forming these latest goals. In this collection, we discuss the insights, the resulting recommendations and identified challenges of public health modelling for 13 of the target diseases: Chagas disease, dengue, gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT), lymphatic filariasis (LF), onchocerciasis, rabies, scabies, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH), Taenia solium taeniasis/ cysticercosis, trachoma, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and yaws. This piece reflects the three cross-cutting themes identified across the collection, regarding the contribution that modelling can make to timelines, programme design, drug development and clinical trials.
Date Issued
2021-06-02
Date Acceptance
2021-06-27
Citation
Gates Open Research, 2021, 5
ISSN
2572-4754
Publisher
F1000 Research Ltd
Journal / Book Title
Gates Open Research
Volume
5
Copyright Statement
Copyright: © 2021 Clark J et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Identifier
10.12688/gatesopenres.13327.1
Subjects
Mathematical
Statistical
Targets
Public Health
Elimination
Transmission
Cross-cutting
NTD
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
112
Date Publish Online
2021-07-27