Resources
Investigating and Responding to LF Survey Failures
RTI's Clara Burgert leads a panel discussion on how to investigate and respond to LF survey failures on January 15, 2020.
Transmission Assessment Survey Preparation and Supervision
IMA World Health's Abdel Direny, MD, MPH, presented guidance for transmission assessment survey preparation and supervision on January 15, 2020.
Tanzania Transmission Assessment Survey Experience
IMA Tanzania's Andreas Nshala presents Tanzania's experience with conducting transmission assessment surveys for lymphatic filariasis on January 15, 2020.
USAID NTD Division - Overview of Lymphatic Filariasis
USAID's Emily Toubali provided an overview of the NTD Division's work on lymphatic filariasis on January 14, 2020
Filariasis Test Strip Irregularity Reporting / Rapportage de irrégularités de FTS
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Caitlin Worrell discussed filariasis test strip irregularity reporting in a bilingual presentation, titled "rapportage de irrégularités de FTS" in French, on January 14, 2020.
Filariasis Test Strip Quality and Reporting
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.
Sierra Leone FY2020 Work Plan
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.
Mali FY2020 Work Plan
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.
Guinea FY2020 Work Plan
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.
Diagnostic Test Guidance
Tara Brandt of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided guidance on using diagnostic tests—particularly filariasis test strips—for diagnosing LF on January 14, 2020.