Traditional healing and mycetoma management in East Sennar State (Sudan): a qualitative exploration
Background Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease with significant physical, social, and economic consequences. In Sudan, biomedical services dominate health policy and funding, often marginalising coexisting traditional healing systems. Understanding the interplay between these parallel systems is essential for improving patient outcomes. Objective To explore the role of traditional healers in mycetoma management in Sudan, […]
The role of NGOs in mainstreaming services for podoconiosis into healthcare facilities: the case of two NGOs in Ethiopia
Background Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have played an important role in supporting progress towards the goals of the WHO Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Roadmap 2021-30. Several NGOs have shifted from directly delivering NTD services to mainstreaming them to existing health systems. There is little information about the NGOs themselves – their organisational environments and their influence […]
Individual identities and stigma inequalities: insights from the experience of people affected by podoconiosis in Rwanda
Introduction Podoconiosis is a Skin Neglected Tropical Disease (SNTD) that affects impoverished individuals in tropical regions. While there is a substantial understanding of the stigma associated with podoconiosis, little is known about the podoconiosis-related stigma experience based on individual identities, such as gender, class, age, location and physical ability. Due to the power differentials associated […]
Mass drug administration for trachoma elimination in a pastoral conflict area in Baringo County, Kenya: A study on barriers to coverage and compliance
Abstract: Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. It is caused by repeated ocular infections with the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis. Treatment coverage achieved in Baringo County, Kenya in 2020 and 2021 was 80% and 79% respectively, further investigation at the lower levels known as wards shows coverages ranging […]
Rabies death in an adolescent tribal girl diagnosed postmortem, in Kerala – the precious life, preventable loss and equity concerns.
Background Rabies is a neglected tropical disease endemic in 150 countries, including India where it is present in all states and union territories except Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lakshadweep. Kerala reports high incidence of animal bites. This article discusses the preventable death of a 17-year-old tribal girl due to rabies in Kerala and the equity […]
Exploring barriers to accessing treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis through a socio-ecological lens in Buvuma and Napak districts, Uganda.
Background The World Health Organization launched the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis in 2000, which aimed at eradicating the disease by 2030. This goal depends on community mass drug administration and essential care. Despite these efforts, many rural communities still face untreated lymphatic filariasis and lack access to treatment and self-management. Using a socioecological […]
Neglected tropical disease meets neglected community: Street children’s susceptibility to scabies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Scabies is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) with high prevalence rate in resource-limited settings. Though street children are susceptible because of lack of sanitation and contact with vectors, few attempts have been made to identify the lived experience of street children with scabies in the global south. This study explored perceived susceptibility to scabies and […]
The role of community participation for sustainable integrated neglected tropical diseases and water, sanitation and hygiene intervention programs: A pilot project in Tanzania
Strategies aimed at reducing the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Tanzania including those attributed to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) problems have been largely top-down in nature. They have focused on strengthening the governance of NTD-WASH programs by integrating different vertical disease programs and improving the efficiency of report-generation. In this paper, we […]
Home improvement and system-based health promotion for sustainable prevention of Chagas disease: A qualitative study
Background: Human transmission of Chagas disease (CD) most commonly occurs in domiciliary spaces where triatomines remain hidden to feed on blood sources during inhabitants’ sleep. Similar to other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), sustainable control of CD requires attention to the structural conditions of life of populations at risk, in this case, the conditions of their […]
“Buruli ulcer and leprosy, they are intertwined”: Patient experiences of integrated case management of skin neglected tropical diseases in Liberia
Background: Skin neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) such as Buruli ulcer (BU) and leprosy produce significant stigma and disability. Shared clinical presentations and needs for care present opportunities for integrated case management in co-endemic areas. As global policies are translated into local integrated services, there remains a need to monitor what new configurations of care emerge […]