Neglected tropical diseases and the sustainable development goals: an urgent call for action from the front line
| Autor: | Addisu, A, Adriaensen, W, Balew, A, Asfaw, M, Diro, E, Garba Djirmay, A, Gebree, D, Seid, G, Begashaw, H, Harries, AD, Hirpa Adugna, A, Ayalew Jejaw, Z, Kamau, EM, Kelbo, T, Manzi, M, Medebo Daniel, D, Moloo, A, Olliaro, P, Owiti, P, Reeder, JC, Senkoro, M, Takarinda, K, Terry, R, Timire, C, Tucho, S, Tweya, H, Wendemagegn, Y, Verdonck, K, Vogt, F, Van Henten, S, Van Griensven, J, Worku, B, Zolfo, M, Zachariah, R, Ethiopia Sort It Neglected Tropical Diseases Group |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Sustainable development
Economic growth biology parasitology 030503 health policy & services Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health environmental health Front line health policy control strategies biology.organism_classification 03 medical and health sciences Politics 0302 clinical medicine Political science Commentary Neglected tropical diseases Emperor 030212 general & internal medicine 0305 other medical science Health policy Pace Connotation |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Global Health |
| ISSN: | 2059-7908 |
| Popis: | Summary box > “We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook.” > > Emperor Haile Selassie It was in the city of Gondar in Ethiopia, one of the highest burden countries for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)1 and currently home to 16 to 20 recognised NTDs (table 1), that a unanimous desire was expressed by scientists, policy makers and health workers from around the world (the forum was an operational research training on NTDs organised by the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT). SORT IT is a global partnership coordinated by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) hosted at the WHO. http://www.who.int/tdr/capacity/strengthening/sort/en), for urgent reflection on how to garner support and hasten the pace towards achieving the fast approaching Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of eliminating NTDs by 2030.2 Concerns, raised by the group are articulated below: View this table: Table 1 The 20 neglected tropical diseases recognised by the WHO* First, there is the term ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’, coined by Peter Hotez and colleagues in 2003 with the noble intention of propelling political momentum, catalysing donor funding and making quantum shifts in research and development (R&D).3 The question today is whether designating a specific group of diseases as being ‘neglected’ does not carry with it a negative and disempowering connotation. Populations affected by NTDs already face neglect by being … |
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