01644nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260004400042653001500086653003900101653001900140100001500159700001300174700001400187700001600201700001400217700001200231700001500243700001700258700001400275245012600289856007300415300000600488490000700494520085100501022001401352       2025                            d  bSpringer Science and Business Media LLC10aOne Health10aNeglected tropical diseases (NDTs)10aPublic health 1 aHayibor KM1 aPamba DI1 aBanze DFT1 aMfinanga AA1 aHanago GA1 aSingh A1 aFroeschl G1 aHoffaeller L1 aScholze S00aProceedings from the CIHLMU International Health Symposium 2023: “One Health Approach to Neglected Tropical Diseases”  uhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12919-025-00317-5.pdf  a70 v193 a<p>Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of 20 conditions that affect impoverished communities and disproportionately impact women and children in tropical areas. The symposium aimed to raise awareness of NTDs and explore the One Health approach as well as actions needed to successfully combat NTDs. It featured four presentations and two panel discussions. The presentations covered topics such as the “Burden of NTDs in Low-and middle-income countries”, “Challenges in the prevention and control of NTDs: Schistosomiasis”, “One health action needed to address NTDs: the case of Neurocysticercosis”, and “The success of one health intervention in the fight against Trachoma in Kenya”. All presenters emphasized the crucial role of the One Health integrated approach in effectively and sustainably preventing NTDs.</p>
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