1. Lessons from the Field: Integrated survey methodologies for neglected tropical diseases
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Emma M. Harding-Esch, Fasihah Taleo, Hollman Miller Hurtado, Ronaldo G. Carvalho Scholte, Martha Idalí Saboyá-Díaz, Scott McPherson, Benjamin C Nwobi, Diana L. Martin, Cristiam A Carey Angeles, Sandra Liliana Talero, John M Nesemann, Anthony W. Solomon, Molly Brady, and Fiona M. Fleming
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Process (engineering) ,Cost effectiveness ,Computer science ,Cost-Benefit Analysis ,030231 tropical medicine ,integrated ,Field (computer science) ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,surveys ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Tropical Medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,AcademicSubjects/MED00860 ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Road map ,neglected tropical diseases ,cost-effectiveness ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Tropical disease ,Neglected Diseases ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Intervention (law) ,Infectious Diseases ,AcademicSubjects/MED00290 ,Risk analysis (engineering) ,Lessons from the Field ,Key (cryptography) ,Neglected tropical diseases ,Parasitology - Abstract
The 2021–2030 Neglected Tropical Diseases road map calls for intensified cross-cutting approaches. By moving away from vertical programming, the integration of platforms and intervention delivery aims to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness and programme coverage. Drawing on the direct experiences of the authors, this article outlines key elements for successful integrated surveys, the challenges encountered, as well as future opportunities and threats to such surveys. There are multiple advantages. Careful planning should ensure that integration does not result in a process that is less efficient, more expensive or that generates data driving less reliable decisions than conducting multiple disease-specific surveys.
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- 2020