01316nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653002100133653002800154653003200182100001200214700001700226700001100243700001500254700001000269700001100279700001400290245014800304856009300452300001000545490000700555520046300562022002501025       2022                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aGeneral Medicine10aHealth (social science)10aHealth System Strengthening1 aRowan S1 aAmodu-Agbi P1 aWeil O1 aNorthway D1 aEne N1 aGwom A1 aPavluck A00aHow has the Ascend programme contributed to strengthening health systems for sustainable country-driven neglected tropical disease programming?  uhttps://academic.oup.com/inthealth/article-pdf/14/Supplement_2/ii64/45751548/ihac012.pdf  a64-660 v143 a<p>Abstract</p>

<p>The Ascend West and Central Africa programme, a UK aid-funded programme, was implemented across 12 countries. The programme focused on strengthening national health systems for sustainable neglected tropical disease (NTD) control and elimination. This commentary presents how Ascend's approach contributed to developing country-driven sustainable systems for NTDs and offers learnings to inform future sustainable NTD programming.</p>
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