@article{95504, keywords = {Community based program, Elimination, Epilepsy, Ivermectin, Nodding syndrome, onchocerciasis, WHO road map}, author = {Vieri M and Logora MY and Rafiq K and Colebunders R}, title = {The World Health Organization road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021-2030: implications for onchocerciasis elimination programs.}, abstract = {

In its new roadmap for neglected tropical diseases, the World Health Organization proposes three important strategic shifts: (i) Stronger accountability which shifting from process to impact indicators; (ii) Intensified cross-cutting approaches; and (iii) Stronger country ownership. In this paper we discuss the implementation of these three strategies in the setting of a high onchocerciasis disease burden in South Sudan.

}, year = {2021}, journal = {Infectious diseases of poverty}, volume = {10}, pages = {70}, month = {05/2021}, issn = {2049-9957}, url = {https://idpjournal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s40249-021-00848-x.pdf}, doi = {10.1186/s40249-021-00848-x}, language = {eng}, }