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USAID’s Act to End NTDs | West Program supports neglected tropical disease (NTD) elimination and control efforts in 11 countries, as well as activities aimed at mainstreaming NTD programs into national health systems.

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39-year-old Xavière Sokpon works as a laboratory technician in Benin. A modern-day wonder woman who never shrinks from her role, Sokpon accompanies medical staff as they respond to care requests from patients in distress.
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Sierra Leone’s National Neglected Tropical Diseases Program (NNTDP) politically validated and launched their neglected tropical disease (NTD) Sustainability Plan
MOH minister receives trachoma certificate
When WHO declared Benin as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem on May 17, 2023, the country became the fourth country in West Africa and fifth country in WHO’s African Region to do so.
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The Act | West consortium have made great strides during their tenure in the Act | West program towards the elimination of onchocerciasis (OV).

Events

Some of the latest happenings in Act to End NTDs West. Check out some of the highlights.

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2023 NNN Conference
Sep 19, 2023 - Sep 21, 2023
Hyatt Regency Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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2022 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo
Nov 06, 2022 - Nov 09, 2022
Boston, Massachusetts
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ASTMH 2022 Annual Meeting
Oct 30, 2022 - Nov 04, 2022
Seattle Convention Center Seattle, Washington
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Diseases

USAID’s Act to End NTDs | West program (Act | West) supports the elimination of five neglected tropical diseases (NTD) in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. The program seeks to build upon the achievements of USAID’s END in Africa and Envision projects in West Africa, continuing efforts to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, and (in selected countries) onchocerciasis as public health problems. It also aims to strengthen national NTD program capacity to sustain treatment for long-term control of schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, and three types of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (caused by hookworms, roundworms, and whipworms), and to mainstream NTD programs into national health systems.

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Publications & Reports

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09.07.2023
Brief or Technical Note

USAID’s Act to End NTDs | West program supports the elimination and control of neglected tropical diseases in Benin.   Mass drug administration for the elimination a

SAR cover page crop
08.14.2023
Semi-annual report
This report outlines the key achievements and challenges in the last six months of the fifth year of program implementation, spanning the period October 2022 - March 2023.
Collage of images from the Act | West program on the cover page of the SAR II
01.30.2023
Semi-annual report
This report outlines the key achievements and challenges in the last six months of the fourth year of program implementation, spanning the period April 1, 2022 - September 31, 2022.

Webinars & Learning

SAE Webinar
05.20.2021
Tool, Training Materials
Adverse events (AEs) particularly severe adverse events (SAEs) during and following mass drug administration have a serious effect not only on the people who are affected directly, but also on the viability of the MOH’s national NTD control program.
Webinar sur les Effets Indésirables Graves
05.20.2021
Tool
Les effets indésirables (EI) particulièrement les effets indésirables graves (EIG) associés à l’administration de médicaments de masse ont un impact grave non seulement sur les personnes directement touchées, mais aussi sur la viabilité du programme national de lutte contre les maladies tropicales négligées (MTN) du ministère de la Santé.
USAID's Act to End NTDs | West's Kisito Ogoussan
09.11.2020
Meeting Report, Training Materials
West African neglected tropical diseases (NTD) programs have made great progress toward the elimination/control of NTDs amenable to preventive chemotherapy. However, some districts have failed impact surveys—notably for lymphatic filariasis and trachoma—due to implementation inadequacies, despite reporting good mass treatment coverage. A quality improvement framework has been initiated to strengthen country program interventions and address issues that hinder their ability to achieve the World Health Organization NTD road map elimination/control goals.  The workshop aims to present an innovative model for improving implementation and discuss ideas, strategies, and plans for initiating quality improvement (QI) activities. Experiences from Ghana and Sierra Leone in the design and implementation of the QI model will be shared. 

Digital Resources

Cameroon World NTD Day 2021 by
Cameroon World NTD Day 2021
Cameroon World NTD Day 2021. USAID's Act to End NTDs | West Program, HKI/Cameroon
USAIDs Act to End NTDs | West, HKI /Sierra Leone by
USAIDs Act to End NTDs | West, HKI /Sierra Leone
Picture from SCH MDA; using the dose pole to administer treatment to school age children at RC primary school, Mobai Town, Kailahun District.