Challenges to ‘Last Mile’ Surveillance: Result of Programmatic Review of Integrated Skin NTDs Surveillance in Three Indonesian Districts
Indonesia is approaching the ‘last mile’ of elimination for several skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs): notably, leprosy, yaws and lymphatic filariasis (LF). However, persistent transmission in selected districts highlights systemic weaknesses in surveillance. This paper aimed to analyse the health system, operational and sociocultural barriers to integrated skin NTDs surveillance in Indonesia. A descriptive […]
Molly Brady
Molly is a Senior LF Advisor at RTI International on USAID’s Act to End NTDs | East project, where she provides technical assistance to ministries of health on MDA strengthening, disease-specific survey implementation, and preparing for elimination. She assists in developing global resources such as the GPELF M&E manual and the WHO never treated toolkit.
Alison Krentel
Alison Krentel is an Associate Professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa, a senior scientist at Bruyère Health Research Institute, and a member of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Translation and Health Technology Assessment in Health Equity. She holds a PhD and MSc from the London School […]
Social marketing interventions for the prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: A systematic review
Background Social marketing is an approach to behavior change that contributes to disease prevention and control. This study aimed to understand how social marketing interventions have addressed neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It examined the characteristics, breadth of coverage, and outcomes of social marketing interventions focused on the prevention and control of these diseases. Methodology/Principal findings […]