02158nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260002800042653002600070653003200096653002400128653001300152100001500165700001200180700001300192700001300205700001200218700001300230700001300243700001300256700001600269700001700285700001300302700001200315700001400327700001400341700001300355700001600368245016300384856007600547300001000623490000600633520113100639022001401770       2016                            d  bOxford University Press10aResource mobilization10aNeglected Tropical Diseases10aNationwide scale-up10aEthiopia1 aMengitsu B1 aShafi O1 aKebede B1 aKebede F1 aWorku D1 aHerero M1 aFrench M1 aKebede B1 aMackenzie C1 aMartindale S1 aKebede Z1 aHirpa T1 aFrawley H1 aCrowley K1 aO'Neil M1 aMcPherson S00aEthiopia and its steps to mobilize resources to achieve 2020 elimination and control goals for neglected tropical diseases: Spider webs joined can tie a lion.  uhttp://inthealth.oxfordjournals.org/lookup/doi/10.1093/inthealth/ihw007  a34-520 v83 a<p>In June 2013, at the launch of its National Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Master Plan, the Ethiopian government pledged to achieve WHO NTD elimination and control targets by 2020. With an estimated 80 million people living in areas where one or more NTDs are endemic, this goal presented an enormous challenge for the Federal Ministry of Health. However, as of September 2015, the Federal Ministry of Health has managed to mobilize support to implement mass drug administration in 84% of the trachoma endemic districts and 100% of the endemic districts for onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthes and schistosomiasis. The national program still is facing large gaps in its podoconiosis and leishmaniasis programs, and it faces significant other challenges to stay on track for 2020 targets. However, this unprecedented scale-up in support was achieved through significant government investment in NTD interventions and creative coordination between donors and implementing partners, which may provide valuable lessons for other national NTD programs trying to achieve nationwide coverage.</p>
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