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Innovative technologies to address neglected tropical diseases in African settings with persistent sociopolitical instability.
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- Beyond the Algorithm: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Decision-Making, and the Moral Ecology of Care in Africa.Science and engineering ethics · 2026Article
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- Strengthening funding and integration for NTD elimination: insights from the 2025 Annual Meeting of National NTD Programme Managers in the WHO African Region.BMC proceedings · 2026Article
- Neglected tropical diseases: recent trends and challenges associated with its rapid diagnosis and effective therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Recent Advances in AI-Driven Mobile Health Enhancing Healthcare-Narrative Insights into Latest Progress.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Leprosy elimination: are we winning the fight or losing focus?Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- AI-driven analysis by identifying risk factors of VL relapse in HIV co-infected patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Advanced Computational Techniques for Plasmonic Metasurfaces in the Detection of Neglected Infectious Diseases.Analytical chemistry · 2025Review
- Development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative clinical trial operations training program for Africa (ClinOps).BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Barriers and opportunities for community engagement in UAV-based dengue management in rural Malaysia.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
The health, economic, and social burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa remains substantial, with elimination efforts hindered by persistent sociopolitical instability, including ongoing conflicts among political and ethnic groups that lead to internal displacement and migration. Here, we explore how innovative technologies can support Africa in addressing NTDs amidst such instability, through analysis of WHO and UNHCR data and a systematic literature review. Countries in Africa facing sociopolitical instability also bear a high burden of NTDs, with the continent ranking second globally in NTD burden (33%, 578 million people) and first in internal displacement (50%, 31.6 million people) in 2023. Studies have investigated technologies for their potential in NTD prevention, surveillance, diagnosis, treatment and management. Integrating the evidence, we discuss nine promising technologies-artificial intelligence, drones, mobile clinics, nanotechnology, telemedicine, augmented reality, advanced point-of-care diagnostics, mobile health Apps, and wearable sensors-that could enhance Africa's response to NTDs in the face of persistent sociopolitical instability. As stability returns, these technologies will evolve to support more comprehensive and sustainable health development. The global health community should facilitate deployment of health technologies to those in greatest need to help achieve the NTD 2030 Roadmap and other global health targets.
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