ReviewTropical medicine and infectious disease2018
Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Urban Areas: A Review of Challenges, Strategies and Research Directions for Successful Mass Drug Administration.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Pooled it
- The roles of stakeholder experience and organizational learning in declining mass drug administration coverage for lymphatic filariasis in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A case study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Pooled it
- Evaluation of opportunities to implement community-wide mass drug administration for interrupting transmission of soil-transmitted helminths infections in India.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Trial
- Safety and efficacy of co-administered diethylcarbamazine, albendazole and ivermectin during mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Haiti: Results from a two-armed, open-label, cluster-randomized, community study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Trial
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- Awareness gaps of onchocerciasis in endemic Health district of Kéniéba, Séféto, Dioila, Kati and Selingué in 2021: cross - sectional study in Mali.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Psychological health and motivational factors of health workers and community volunteers in preventive chemotherapy programs for neglected tropical diseases control in Ekiti State, Nigeria.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Exploring drug coverage variability within districts: A CES approach to investigate treatment gaps in Mozambique's schistosomiasis program.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Assessing the need to implement mass drug administration against Wuchereria bancrofti infection using both human serology and xenomonitoring in the urban conurbation of Monrovia, Liberia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Neglected Tropical Diseases and Female Infertility: Possible Pathophysiological Mechanisms.Journal of tropical medicine · 2025Review
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- Acceptability of a nationwide scabies mass drug administration (MDA) program in Fiji: a qualitative interview-based study.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2024Article
- Is the neglected tropical disease mass drug administration campaign approach an effective strategy to deliver universal health coverage? A case study of the Liberia neglected tropical disease programme.International health · 2024Article
- Policy and Executive Barriers in Preventing and Eradicating Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Systematic Review.International journal of preventive medicine · 2024Review
- Lessons from participatory community mapping to inform neglected tropical disease programmes in Nigeria.International health · 2023Article
- An Epidemiological Survey of Intestinal Parasitic Infection and the Socioeconomic Status of the Ethnic Minority People of Moken and Orang Laut.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
- Coverage and predictors of the uptake of the mass drug administration of praziquantel chemotherapy for schistosomiasis in a selected urban setting in Zambia.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2023Article
- Assessment of factors related to individuals who were never treated during mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Ambon City, Indonesia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Positive-case follow up for lymphatic filariasis after a transmission assessment survey in Haiti.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Factors influencing mass drug administration adherence and community drug distributor opportunity costs in Liberia: a mixed-methods approach.Parasites & vectors · 2021Article
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Abstract
Since 1950, the global urban population grew from 746 million to almost 4 billion and is expected to reach 6.4 billion by mid-century. Almost 90% of this increase will take place in Asia and Africa and disproportionately in urban slums. In this context, concerns about the amplification of several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are warranted and efforts towards achieving effective mass drug administration (MDA) coverage become even more important. This narrative review considers the published literature on MDA implementation for specific NTDs and in-country experiences under the ENVISION and END in Africa projects to surface features of urban settings that challenge delivery strategies known to work in rural areas. Discussed under the thematics of governance, population heterogeneity, mobility and community trust in MDA, these features include weak public health infrastructure and programs, challenges related to engaging diverse and dynamic populations and the limited accessibility of certain urban settings such as slums. Although the core components of MDA programs for NTDs in urban settings are similar to those in rural areas, their delivery may need adjustment. Effective coverage of MDA in diverse urban populations can be supported by tailored approaches informed by mapping studies, research that identifies context-specific methods to increase MDA coverage and rigorous monitoring and evaluation.
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