01562nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653001400133653002800147653001300175100001600188700001600204700001500220700001600235245011000251856007600361300001200437490000700449520086200456022001401318       2021                            d  bMaad Rayan Publishing Company10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aEducation10aHealth (social science)10aCovid-191 aAkinokun RT1 aIlesanmi EB1 aAdebisi YA1 aAkingbade O00aThe status of neglected tropical diseases amidst COVID-19 in Africa: Current evidence and recommendations  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8767084/pdf/hpp-11-430.pdf  a430-4330 v113 a<p>Health care services and programs directed towards combating the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have been disrupted because of the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The African continent because of its staggering health care system and poor economy disproportionately bears the burden of these diseases. While successes have been recorded in controlling and eliminating the NTDs, policymakers in Africa should consider the potential of the COVID-19 to dwindle these successes an issue of high priority. This commentary seeks to discuss the current status of NTDs in Africa and proffer recommendations to help combat these diseases at this period. It is worthy to say that similar dedication directed towards fighting the COVID-19 should also be deployed into eliminating other diseases like the NTDs which often, are neglected.</p>
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