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ArticleBMJ global health2019

Neglected tropical diseases and the sustainable development goals: an urgent call for action from the front line.

Ayenew Addisu, Wim Adriaensen, Arega Balew, Mekuria Asfaw, Ermias Diro, Amadou Garba Djirmay, Desalegn Gebree, Getahun Seid, Hailemariam Begashaw, Anthony D Harries and 25 more

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Article in BMJ global health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

35 authors.

Ayenew AddisuMedical parasitology and internal medicine, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Wim AdriaensenTropical Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Arega BalewInternal medicine, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mekuria AsfawResearch and training, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Ermias DiroInternal Medicine, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Amadou Garba DjirmayNeglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland.
Desalegn GebreeMalaria, neglected tropical and zoonotic diseases, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Getahun SeidBoru Meda Hospital, Amhara Regional Health Bureau, Amhara, Ethiopia.
Hailemariam BegashawHealth programme, The Jimmy Carter Center, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
Anthony D HarriesCenter for Operational Research, International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, Paris, France.
Abera Hirpa AdugnaMalaria, neglected tropical and zoonotic diseases, Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Zeleke Ayalew JejawMedical parasitology and internal medicine, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Edward Mberu KamauResearch for implementation, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland.
Tigist KelboResearch and training, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.
Marcel ManziOperational research (LUXOR), Médecins Sans Frontierès (LuxOR), Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
Dana Medebo DanielInstitute of health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Ashok MolooNeglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organisation, Geneva, Switzerland.
Piero OlliaroResearch for implementation, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland.
Philip OwitiCenter for operational research, International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, Nairobi, Kenya.
John C ReederResearch for implementation, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland.
Mbazi SenkoroMedical research, National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Kuda TakarindaCenter for operational research, International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Robert TerryResearch Policy, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland.
Collins TimireCenter for operational research, International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Samson TuchoClinical monitoring, KalaCORE Program, Amigos Da Silva, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
Hannock TweyaCenter for Operational Research, International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, Paris, France.
Yeshanehe WendemagegnDermatology and Veneriology, Bahar Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
Kristien VerdonckTropical Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Florian VogtTropical Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Saskia van HentenTropical Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Johan van GriensvenClinical Sciences, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Bekele WorkuMalaria and neglected tropical diseases, World Health Organisation Country Office, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
Maria ZolfoTropical Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Rony ZachariahResearch for implementation, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2915-9328
Ethiopia SORT IT Neglected Tropical Diseases Group

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

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control strategiesenvironmental healthhealth policyparasitology

Identifiers

PMID30899568
PMCPMC6407528

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