Le programme Act | West soutient l’élimination et le contrôle des maladies tropicales négligées au Bénin.
Resources
Transforming WHO Recommendations into Practice
This technical brief discusses how the West African countries within the Act | West portfolio have transformed WHO guidelines and recommendations into practical approaches to achieve interruption of onchocerciasis transmission.
Partnering with Countries to Achieve Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination
This technical brief discusses WHO's Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) and Act | West's approach that is used to support countries to achieve LF elimination.
Quality Improvement Model to Improve MDA Coverage in Zou Department: Benin
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
Baseline Mapping of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa
Mapping is an essential element for each of the neglected tropical disease (NTD) programs advocated by the WHO.
Restarting Neglected Tropical Diseases Programs in West Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
In line with the WHO recommendations and guidance issued in April 2020, USAID advised Act | West to temporarily suspend NTD field activities.
Effect of preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel on SCH among school age children in sub-Saharan Africa: a spatiotemporal modelling study
Christos Kokaliaris, Amadou Garba, Martin Matuska, Rachel N Bronzan, Daniel G Colley, Ameyo M Dorkenoo, Uwem F Ekpo, Fiona M Fleming, Michael D French, Achille Kabore, Jean B Mbonigaba, Nicholas Midzi, Pauline N M Mwinzi, Eliézer K N'Goran, Maria Rebollo Polo, Moussa Sacko, Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Edridah M Tukahebwa, Pitchouna A Uvon, Guojing Yang, Lisa Wiesner, Yaobi Zhang, Jürg Utzinger, Penelope Vounatsou,
Effect of preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel on schistosomiasis among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a spatiotemporal modelling study, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2021, ISSN 1473-3099,
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00090-6.
Trachoma Surveys: Practical Approaches to Implementing WHO Guidance for Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Programs in the Context of COVID-19
Trachoma baseline surveys, trachoma impact surveys, trachoma surveillance surveys, and trichiasis-only surveys are key disease-specific assessments of trachoma elimination programs, used to start mass drug administration (MDA), monitor progress, decide when to stop MDA, and inform attainment of elimination of trachoma as a public health problem.
Risk factors associated with failing pre-transmission assessment surveys (pre-TAS) in lymphatic filariasis elimination programs: Results of a multi-country analysis
This paper reports for the first time factors associated with pre-transmission assessment survey (pre-TAS) results from a multi-country analysis. This information can help countries more effectively forecast program activities, such as the potential need for more rounds of mass drug administration, and prioritize resources to ensure adequate coverage of all persons in areas at highest risk of failing pre-TAS.
Excerpts from Community-based health care, including outreach and campaigns, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Interim guidance May 2020
Published by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)