Resources
Act | West Countries' FY24 Work Plans
FY24 Work Plans for each of Act | West's 11 countries.
Act | West Countries' FY23 Work Plans
FY23 Work Plans for each of Act | West's 11 countries.
Une comparaison de ESPEN Collect et ONA.io en qualité de deux plates-formes potentielles de Collecte Electronique de données (EDC) lors des évaluations spécifiques des maladies tropicales négligées (MTN) dans les pays financés par Act to End NTDs | West
Ce rapport est fait pour informer des décisions futures des partenaires qui travaillent en Afrique avec le programme USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) | West (Act |West) ou même pour les African Neglected Tropical Disease Programs (NTDPs) qui veulent adopter ces plateformes technologiques de Collecte Electronique de données (EDC) pour faire des Enquêtes Spécifiques des Maladies (DSA) mais qui ont besoin de plus des informations avant de commencer.
A Comparison of ESPEN Collect and ONA.io as Two Potential Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Platforms during Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Disease-Specific Assessments (DSAs) in USAID's Act to End NTDs | West Countries
This report is intended to inform future decisions by Africa-based implementing partners within USAID’s Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) | West (Act | West) and African Neglected Tropical Disease Programs (NTDPs) who wish to adopt EDC platforms for upcoming DSAs but require more information before doing so.
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.
Journal publication - Safely resuming neglected tropical disease control activities during COVID-19: Perspectives from Nigeria and Guinea
To understand the challenges, opportunities, and recommendations for maximizing continuity of disease control during public health emergencies, we sought perspectives from Nigeria and Guinea on the process of restarting NTD control efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
FY20 Semi-Annual Report: October 2019—March 2020
This report outlines the key achievements and challenges in the first six months of the second year of implementation of USAID's Act to End NTDs | West Program, spanning the period October 1, 2019–March 31, 2020.