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The Tool for Integrated Planning and Costing, or TIPAC (pronounced “tee-pack”), is a Microsoft Excel– based program that helps users accurately estimate the costs and funding gaps of public health programs. The NTD TIPAC can be used in conjunction with existing national NTD strategic plans and budgets in order to effectively plan and coordinate future […]
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 […]
Date: April 24, 2025 Social mapping is a qualitative research methodology that falls under the participatory research method umbrella. We previously highlighted participatory mapping in our last blog post of the Research Methods Highlight series. Let’s talk briefly about the difference between participatory mapping and social mapping before delving into this week’s blog post. While […]
Date: Monday April 14, 2025 Written by: Cristina Juan Jiménez Chagas disease (CD) is a complex infectious neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi (T.cruzi). It affects around 6 to 7 million people, mainly in rural areas in 21 endemic countries in Latin America. However, due to human migration, the disease […]
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s 2030 NTD Road map advocates for greater domestic ownership, mainstreaming, and integration of NTD programs, which in turn requires more capacity strengthening in the short term. This guide addresses one critical gap of the availability of resources to support the use of qualitative methods to strengthen MDA through a six […]
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s 2030 NTD Road map advocates for greater domestic ownership, mainstreaming, and integration of NTD programs, which in turn requires more capacity strengthening in the short term. This guide addresses one critical gap of the availability of resources to support the use of qualitative methods to strengthen MDA through a six […]