01447nas a2200229 4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653001700133653002400150653002100174100001400195700001200209700001600221700001700237245009400254856007900348300001200427490000800439520074500447022002501192 2021 d bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aParasitology10aInfectious Diseases10aGeneral Medicine1 aEspinal M1 aKruk ME1 aMohamed MCM1 aWainwright E00aConsiderations for a sustainability framework for neglected tropical diseases programming uhttps://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article-pdf/115/2/176/36129951/traa196.pdf a176-1780 v1153 aAbstract Addressing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is critical to achieving universal healthcare and the Sustainable Development Goals. Significant strides are being made to expand NTD programs, but these programs still need to be fully incorporated into national governance, financing, planning and service delivery structures. The World Health Organization has developed a sustainability framework that calls for governments to create a vision and a multisector plan to achieving sustainability. Several critical factors need to be considered to avoid undermining progress toward disease elimination and control targets, while merging program components into national systems. a0035-9203, 1878-3503