How modelling can help steer the course set by the World Health Organization 2021-2030 roadmap on neglected tropical diseases

  • Jessica Clark*
  • , Wilma A. Stolk
  • , María Gloria Basáñez
  • , Luc E. Coffeng
  • , Zulma M. Cucunubá
  • , Matthew A. Dixon
  • , Louise Dyson
  • , Katie Hampson
  • , Michael Marks
  • , Graham F. Medley
  • , Timothy M. Pollington
  • , Joaquin M. Prada
  • , Kat S. Rock
  • , Henrik Salje
  • , Jaspreet Toor
  • , T. Déirdre Hollingsworth
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The World Health Organization recently launched its 2021-2030 roadmap, Ending the Neglect to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals , an updated call to arms to end the suffering caused by neglected tropical diseases. Modelling and quantitative analyses played a significant role in forming these latest goals. In this collection, we discuss the insights, the resulting recommendations and identified challenges of public health modelling for 13 of the target diseases: Chagas disease, dengue, gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT), lymphatic filariasis (LF), onchocerciasis, rabies, scabies, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH), Taenia solium taeniasis/ cysticercosis, trachoma, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and yaws. This piece reflects the three cross-cutting themes identified across the collection, regarding the contribution that modelling can make to timelines, programme design, drug development and clinical trials.

Original languageEnglish
Article number112
JournalGates Open Research
Volume5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Feb 2022

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