Barriers and facilitators of visceral leishmaniasis case management in the Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia: an exploratory qualitative study
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is among the world’s most serious public health threats, causing immense human suffering and death. In Ethiopia, little is known about the barriers and facilitators of visceral leishmaniasis case management. This study aimed to explore such barriers and facilitators in the Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods An exploratory qualitative study […]
Vulnerabilities to and the Socioeconomic and Psychosocial Impacts of the Leishmaniases: A Review
The leishmaniases are a group of four vector-borne neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with 1.6 billion people in some 100 countries at risk. They occur in certain eco-epidemiological foci that reflect manipulation by human activities, such as migration, urbanization and deforestation, of which poverty, conflict and climate change are key drivers. Given their synergistic impacts, risk […]
Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030
Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021−2030 was prepared through an extensive global consultation pursuant to decision EB146(9) of the Executive Board at its 146th session in February 2020 that culminated in the endorsement of the document by the Seventy-third World Health Assembly in November 2020. […]
