01379nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653002300042653003900065653001200104100002000116700001100136700002300147700001800170700001400188700001400202700001600216700001400232700001400246700001300260245016100273856009800434300001000532490000600542520056500548       2014                            d10aProgram evaluation10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aBurundi1 aNdayishimiye É1 aOrtu G1 aSoares Magalhaes R1 aClements AC A1 aWillems J1 aWhitton J1 aLancaster W1 aHopkins A1 aFenwick A1 aSecor WE00aControl of neglected tropical diseases in Burundi: Partnerships, achievements, challenges, and lessons learned after four years of programme implementation.  uhttp://www.plosntds.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0002684#pntd-0002684-g004  ae26840 v83 a<p>The present paper provides a critical overview after four years of a programme that started in Burundi in June 2007. Strategies, achievements, challenges, lessons learned, and future steps for the country, especially in relation to schistosomiasis and STHs, are discussed. The onchocerciasis programme coordinated by the national programme is not described in this paper. Details on trachoma that have not been reported already by others [11] are presented as part of the ongoing activities of the NTD programme, as well as the mapping results for LF.</p>