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Downs P, Bush S, Bannerman R, Blair L, D'Souza S, Ekpo U, Gyapong M, Kar K, Kelly-Hope L, Mabey D, Mante S, Tate A, Velleman Y, Molyneux D. Neglected tropical disease elimination is a relay race - let's not drop the baton. Int Health 2022; 14:ii1-ii6. [PMID: 36130250 PMCID: PMC9492294 DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihab094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Philip Downs
- NTD Technical Director, Sightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd. Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ, UK
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- Director, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sightsavers, P.O Box KIA18190, Airport, Accra, Ghana
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- Sightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd, Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ
| | - Lynsey Blair
- SCI Foundation, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Ln, Lambeth, London SE11 5DP, UK
| | - Susan D'Souza
- Sightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd, Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ
| | - Uwem Ekpo
- Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Federal University of Agriculture, Alabata Road, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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- CLTS Foundation, CB-88, CB Block, Sector 1, Bidhannager, Kolkata, West Bengal 700064, India
| | - Louise Kelly-Hope
- Department of Livestock and One Health, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool Science Park IC2 Building, 146 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool L3 5RF, UK
| | - David Mabey
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St, Gower St., London WCIE 7HT, UK
| | - Sunny Mante
- African Filariasis Morbidity Project, P.O BOX KB-282, Korle-Bu, Accra Ghana
| | - Andrew Tate
- Sightsavers, 35 Perrymount Rd, Haywards Heath RH16 3BZ
| | - Yael Velleman
- SCI Foundation, Edinburgh House, 170 Kennington Ln, Lambeth, London SE11 5DP, UK
| | - David Molyneux
- Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, L3 QA, UK
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