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Neglected Tropical Diseases

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a devastating group of health conditions that affect an estimated 1.6 billion people globally. NTDs are ubiquitous in low resource settings, disproportionately affecting the most impoverished communities in the world. Many NTDs are treatable and preventable with single dose of drugs, however challenges in consistent and effective delivery of interventions like drug distribution have in some cases stalled progress on global targets to eliminate NTDs.

The KIT epidemiology and health system strengthening teams are working on projects aimed at improving the targeting of interventions to the communities most at risk of infection. Through the development of a series of innovative tools that optimize the capacity to evaluate available data, we are seeking to understand how to best support country teams in improving control strategies for NTDs.

Our Projects

  • Improving access to preventive medicine: a data visualization and analysis platform to support microplanning of schistosomiasis control  

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    • Project

    KIT and in country partners are designing a real time monitoring and evaluation platform to facilitate decision making for the control and management of schistosomiasis. This tool will build upon the MATCH methodology that seeks to inform decision making through better use of data.   In the 2021-2030 roadmap, the WHO calls for: With the limited resources available for reducing transmission and […]

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  • ASCEND: Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases

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    • Project

    Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of infectious diseases that thrive in poor and rural settings, affecting 1.6 billion of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, including 850 million children. Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ASCEND) is a new programme funded by the UK Department for International Development […]

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  • Fighting Leptospirosis: a Neglected Global Disease

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    • Project

    GLEAN is a multisector, multidisciplinary consortium devoted to the fight against leptospirosis. KIT Royal Tropical Institute is involved as a major contributor, supporting the detection and control of this infectious disease that affects over 1 million people a year globally. A global burden Leptospirosis is an endemic and epidemic zoonotic disease with global distribution, which is particularly […]

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Our Publications

  • BFM Toolkit: Guides and Tools

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    • Publication

    Beneficiary Feedback Mechanism (BFM) for Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes To improve the delivery of health interventions people-centred approaches are needed, both to ensure that interventions are accessible and address health care needs appropriately. Feedback of patients and community members can be used to improve programmatic activities and lead to the more equitable and comprehensive distribution […]

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  • Beneficiary Feedback Mechanisms

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    • Publication

    CLOSING THE LOOP: LESSONS LEARNED FROM IMPLEMENTATION IN ASCEND LOT 1. To improve the delivery of health interventions, people-centred approaches are needed, both to ensure that interventions are accessible and address health care needs appropriately. There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that the feedback of patients and community members can improve programmatic activities and lead to the more […]

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Blogs

  • Beneficiary Feedback – Responding to Those Who Matter Most

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    • News

    Beneficiary accountability is a critical part of effective development programming. It helps to ensure that interventions are transparent and appropriate for those they are designed to support. A critical part of accountability is beneficiary feedback. Beneficiary mechanisms (BFMs) not only help to enhance inclusion and empowerment but also enable a better understanding of why an intervention is less effective, allowing […]

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