02153nas a2200421   4500000000100000008004100001653001700042653002500059653001100084653000900095653002900104653002300133653002200156653001100178653001800189653005500207100001300262700001600275700001300291700001100304700001800315700001300333700001400346700001400360700001200374700001300386700001300399700001400412700001400426700001400440700001200454245009700466856007900563300001100642490000700653520105700660022001401717       2013                            d10aBurkina Faso10aDeveloping countries10aHumans10aMali10aNational Health Programs10aNeglected Diseases10aTropical Medicine10aUganda10aUnited States10aUnited States Agency for International Development1 aHooper P1 aZoerhoff KL1 aKyelem D1 aChu BK1 aFlueckiger RM1 aBamani S1 aBougma WR1 aFleming F1 aOnapa A1 aParé AB1 aTorres S1 aTraore MO1 aTuinsma M1 aLinehan M1 aBaker M00aThe effects of integration on financing and coverage of neglected tropical disease programs.  uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3771274/pdf/tropmed-89-407.pdf  a407-100 v893 a<p>When the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) began to support national programs integrating their neglected tropical disease (NTD) program activities, the expected impact on individual disease-specific programs was unclear, particularly with respect to program financing and coverage. To assess this impact, data were collected by NTD program managers and their non-governmental organization (NGO) partners in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Uganda from 2 years prior and 2 years after their individual programs received funding for an integrated NTD program. Findings show that these countries experienced some increases in overall funding available for integrated NTD programs, an expansion of geographical coverage and of the number of persons treated, and the addition of treatments targeted at new diseases. What is not clear is whether these achievements can be sustained if there are decreases in external support in the future. Seeking increased government commitment or sustained external donor support should be a top priority.</p>
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