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This brochure summarizes the work of USAID's Act to End NTDs | West Program, providing a big picture look at program activities and progress to date as we continue taking action to disrupt the damage of debilitating diseases of poverty. Built on a foundation of broad international cooperation and implemented by a strong consortium of deeply committed partners, led by FHI 360, Act | West works closely with the governments of 11 African countries to eliminate and control five of the world’s most common NTDs over the long term.

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. 

The gender strategy contains an actionable set of recommendations, based on literature and quantitative and qualitative data, intended to contribute to the overall achievement of Act to End NTDs | West program objectives as well as increased gender equality throughout program implementation.

WHO form to provide feedback on invalid lymphatic filariasis diagnostic tests (English version).

The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Caitlin Worrell discussed filariasis test strip quality as a diagnostic tool and reporting issues with the tool on January 14, 2020.

USAID's Emily Toubali provided an overview of the NTD Division's work on lymphatic filariasis on January 14, 2020

Interim guidance May 2020 Published by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

The FY2020 work plan outlines the activities that are expected to be undertaken in Sierra Leone in the next fiscal year through USAID's Act to End NTDs | West program (Act | West), managed by FHI 360 and implemented in Sierra Leone by Helen Keller International (HKI). Act | West partners in Sierra Leone are HKI as lead implementer with technical assistance from FHI 360, Deloitte, World Vision, and Americares. The work plan specifies Act | West partner responsibilities for program activities in FY2020 in Sierra Leone.

The FY2020 work plan outlines the activities that are expected to be undertaken in Mali in the next fiscal year through USAID's Act to End NTDs | West program (Act | West), managed by FHI 360 and implemented in Mali by Helen Keller International (HKI). Act | West partners in Mali are HKI as lead implementer with technical assistance from FHI 360 and World Vision. The work plan specifies Act | West partner responsibilities for program activities in FY2020 in Mali.

The FY2020 work plan outlines the activities that are expected to be undertaken in Guinea in the next fiscal year through USAID's Act to End NTDs | West program (Act | West), managed by FHI 360 and implemented in Guinea by Helen Keller International (HKI). Act | West partners in Guinea are HKI as lead implementer with technical assistance from FHI 360. The work plan specifies Act | West partner responsibilities for program activities in FY2020 in Guinea.