TY - JOUR
KW - Sub-Saharan Africa
KW - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)
KW - Health Services
AU - Marchal B
AU - Van Dormael M
AU - Pirard M
AU - Cavalli A
AU - Kegels G
AU - Polman K
AB - <p>Disease control programmes are an intrinsic part of health systems. Neglected tropical disease (NTD) control is a clear case in point. While there is a growing consensus that NTD control and health services are linked, with important mutual impacts, little is known of what actually happens at the interface between the two entities. Here, we review the rationale, viewpoints and experiences of NTD control programmes regarding general health services, and vice versa, and compare their respective arguments. We discuss the interactions and interface between disease control and health systems, and present possible scenarios for health system strengthening by NTD- and other disease-specific programmes. Focusing on countries in sub-Saharan Africa, we suggest a number of principles that could pave the way for fruitful discussions and development of synergies.</p>

BT - Acta tropica
C1 - <p>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21439930?dopt=Abstract</p>

DO - 10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.02.017
J2 - Acta Trop.
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Disease control programmes are an intrinsic part of health systems. Neglected tropical disease (NTD) control is a clear case in point. While there is a growing consensus that NTD control and health services are linked, with important mutual impacts, little is known of what actually happens at the interface between the two entities. Here, we review the rationale, viewpoints and experiences of NTD control programmes regarding general health services, and vice versa, and compare their respective arguments. We discuss the interactions and interface between disease control and health systems, and present possible scenarios for health system strengthening by NTD- and other disease-specific programmes. Focusing on countries in sub-Saharan Africa, we suggest a number of principles that could pave the way for fruitful discussions and development of synergies.</p>

PY - 2011
SP - S177
EP - 85
T2 - Acta tropica
TI - Neglected tropical disease (NTD) control in health systems: the interface between programmes and general health services.
UR - http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0001706X11000428/1-s2.0-S0001706X11000428-main.pdf?_tid=019a6014-6921-11e6-9523-00000aab0f26&acdnat=1471950296_f593875251ac37f28a91fad78012de04
VL - 120 Suppl 1
SN - 1873-6254
ER -