01964nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260002200042653002100064653003900085653001300124653001300137653002900150100001500179700001000194700001200204700001500216700001300231700001400244700001000258700001100268245008000279856014700359300000800506490000600514520112900520022002501649       2023                            d  bCompuscript, Ltd.10aGeneral Medicine10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aCovid-1910aPandemic10apost-COVID-19 challenges1 aZarandi MB1 aJin X1 aFathi S1 aHarandi MF1 aSimsek S1 aOmmati MM1 aLiu M1 aDing J00aPandemic COVID-19 and Endemic Neglected Tropical Diseases: Friends or Foes?  uhttps://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?-1.ILinkListener-header-action~bar-download~dropdown-pdf~link-link&doi=10.15212/ZOONOSES-2023-0024  a1-80 v33 a<p>The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2, is the most serious global health calamity since the 2nd World War. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens public health systems worldwide, both in developed and developing countries. In the present report we discuss various effects of the pandemic on the status of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). COVID-19 will be a public health issue for an extended period. COVID-19 presented several challenges and opportunities for NTD prevention and control. Significant alterations include impact of the pandemic on preventive/control measures and poverty-related plans, service failures and injury to health workers, delayed treatment of NTDs, health service funding, and worsening poverty in marginalized societies. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated school and university closures on public education and research institutes. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has also provided opportunities, such as improving health literacy, changing approaches to NTD treatments, restructuring the health system and emergency responses, and enhancing science communication.</p>
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