01236nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001260002000042653003900062653001300101100001600114245005300130856010400183300000600287520079700293       2020                            d  c06/2020bAscend10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aCovid-191 aMolyneux DH00aAscend West and Central Africa COVID-19 and NTDs  uhttps://www.sightsavers.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Ascend-COVID-19-opinion-Piece-DHM_June20.pdf  a93 aThis opinion piece follows this publication by the Ascend West and Central Africa project on
the potential impact of COVID-19 on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) activities. It is
authored by Professor David Molyneux, CMG, Emeritus Professor, Liverpool School of
Tropical Medicine and Chair of the Ascend West and Central Africa Technical Consultative
Committee (TCC) and edited by Simon Bush, Director of NTDs, Sightsavers. It covers the
countries included in the Ascend West and Central Africa programme but we hope is
relevant to all NTD programmes. The original publication, set to challenge the NTD
community and to receive feedback on the initial ideas, promoted great discussion. The
content of this opinion piece has taken on that initial feedback and posed new challenges.