Maneesh Phillip
Over 20 years’ experience in coordination of public health projects in Asia and Africa. Experience in working with diverse partners, including governments, UN agencies, International and national non-profits, research and academic institutions and communities. In depth sector specific knowledge and network in Neglected Tropical Diseases and wider global health sector. Interest and expertise in infectious […]
Habiba Babul
Habiba is a recent co author about infectious diseases of poverty in the BMC journal. Her main focus involves working with public health concerns, which mostly involves infectious diseases.
Tara Brant
Tara has worked for over 15 years on the eradication, elimination, and control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) including Guinea worm disease, Trachoma, Onchocerciasis, and Lymphatic Filariasis. In her role at CDC, she conducts operational research and provides technical assistance to endemic countries in support of the elimination and control of NTDs. Her work primarily […]
Navigating the Path to Elimination: Lessons from Lymphatic Filariasis and Trachoma Dossiers
In the late 1990s, the World Health Assembly adopted resolutions targeting the global elimination of the diseases lymphatic filariasis (LF) and trachoma as public health problems. Tremendous progress has been made since then, with 19 countries eliminating LF and 18 countries eliminating trachoma.To validate elimination of a neglected tropical disease (NTD) as a public health […]
Nudge strategies for behavior-based prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: A scoping review and ethical assessment
Background Nudging, a strategy that uses subtle stimuli to direct people’s behavior, has recently been included as an effective and low-cost behavior change strategy in low- and middle- income countries (LMIC), targeting behavior-based prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The present scoping review aims to provide a timely overview of how nudge interventions […]