01432nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260002500042653002100067100001400088700001600102700001300118700001300131700001200144700001500156245008900171856009000260490000700350520085500357022001401212       2022                            d  bUbiquity Press, Ltd.10aGeneral Medicine1 aShirley H1 aGrifferty G1 aYates EF1 aRaykar N1 aWamai R1 aMcClain CD00aThe Connection between Climate Change, Surgical Care and Neglected Tropical Diseases  uhttps://www.annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10.5334/aogh.3766/galley/3550/download/0 v883 a<p>The surgical burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is set to rise alongside average temperatures and drought. NTDs with surgical indications, including trachoma and lymphatic filariasis, predominantly affect people in low- and middle-income countries where the gravest effects of climate change are likely to be felt. Vectors sensitive to temperature and rainfall will likely expand their reach to previously nonendemic regions, while drought may exacerbate NTD burden in already resource-strained settings. Current NTD mitigation strategies, including mass drug administrations, were interrupted by COVID-19, demonstrating the vulnerability of NTD progress to global events. Without NTD programming that meshes with surgical systems strengthening, climate change may outpace current strategies to reduce the burden of these diseases.</p>
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