Neglected tropical diseases

Primary healthcare systems and community structures are crucial in effective case management, from case detection in the early stages, to home care management for disability, to delivering essential treatment for NTDs.

In practice: Our NTD intervention in Ethiopia improved the primary healthcare system’s capacity to detect, manage and record three common NTDs in the country.

The prevention and control of NTDs requires a strategic, community-based approach to behaviour change.

In practice: In Mozambique, we used the community dialogue approach to establish the sense of community ownership and social accountability that is essential for securing sustained social and behaviour change to improve health outcomes.

We assist governments in the development of tools to facilitate the primary health care system in understanding disease trends and using data for disease control and surveillance.

In practice: In Myanmar, we supported the roll-out of revised dengue prevention and control guidelines.

We use our experience in the mass distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) to improve mass drug administration (MDA) for NTDs.

In practice: In Nigeria, we co-implemented malaria, NTD and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in schools.

We integrate vector control activities for insect vector-borne diseases including dengue into our core areas of work, researching the impact of the most effective intervention to prevent disease.

In practice: In Cambodia, we implemented a cross-sectoral dengue prevention project to contribute to the development of knowledge around effective dengue control strategies within communities.