How modelling can help steer the course set by the World Health Organization 2021-2030 roadmap on neglected tropical diseases [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]
Author(s)
Type
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
2022-02-02
Date Acceptance
2021-07-01
Citation
Gates Open Research, 2022, 5
ISSN
2572-4754
Publisher
F1000 Research Ltd
Start Page
112
End Page
112
Journal / Book Title
Gates Open Research
Volume
5
Copyright Statement
© 2022 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.
License URL
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35169682
Subjects
Cross-cutting
Elimination
Mathematical
NTD
Public Health
Statistical
Targets
Transmission
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Article Number
ARTN 112
Date Publish Online
2021-07-27