Table 1.
A comparison of the priority neglected tropical diseases included in the London Declaration’s portfolio and those included in the World Health Organization’sportfolio.
Fig 1.
Twenty NTDs (as defined by the WHO) were assessed in each country to see whether the disease was absent (scored 0), present (scored 0.5), or endemic (scored 1). These values were totaled to calculate the burden, and scores ranged from 0–14.5. Figure created using Tableau Desktop (Seattle, USA) using a base map licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License by the Open Street Map Foundation, copyright OpenStreetMap contributors.
Table 2.
The integrated control programs involving at least one NTD, for the 25 countries with highest overall NTD burden, based on identified published reports and publicly available data.
Fig 2.
Schematic examples of different administrative organizational approaches to integration of NTD control programs.
2A demonstrates a common approach whereby NTDs that are managed through preventive chemotherapy are integrated administratively, while other NTD programs remain vertically managed. 2B demonstrates a more fully integrated approach, with an “NTD unit” covering most NTD programs, and allowing for linkages with other communicable diseases and/or health services.
Fig 3.
Pathways towards the integration of NTD control programs.
These pathways are not mutually exclusive and represent a spectrum of opportunities that could be leveraged to promote effective, integrated NTD control.