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Integrated Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): What Determines Success, Potential for Scale-Up, and Sustainability?
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Approximately one billion people suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which disproportionately affect poor and rural populations. These diseases cause illness, disfigurement, and disability, and compromise children's mental and physical development.
Experts from RTI and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) discussed lessons learned from the most effective integrated NTD control programs at a forum on May 19, 2009, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
For more information, see the NTD Control Program Web site.
MODERATOR
Jacob Emmanuel Williams, PhD, MPH, Director, USAID-funded Integrated Vector Management Project, RTI International
DISCUSSANT
Christy Hanson, PhD, U.S. Agency for International Development
 Presidential Initiative for Neglected Tropical Diseases
RTI PANELISTS
Eric Ottesen, MD, discussed successes and challenges in scaling up national integrated programs.
Successes and Challenges in Scaling Up National Integrated Programs
Margaret Baker, PhD, presented program results and discussed the challenges of creating indicators for an integrated program.
The Challenge of Developing Indicators for Monitoring and Evaluating Integrated Programs for NTD Control
Caius Kim, MSc, MBA, discussed the role of drug donation, coordination, and supply chain management in sustaining NTD control efforts.
Neglected Tropical Diseases: Drug Donations, Coordination and Supply Chain Management = Sustainability?
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DATE
May 19, 2009
TIME
9:00-11:00 a.m.
LOCATION
Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Room 705/706
Washington, DC 20001
SERIES SESSIONS
SESSION 1
You Can Run, but You Can't Hide: Problems and Policy in Long-Term Care
SESSION 2
Building Sustainable Improvements in Neonatal Outcomes
SESSION 3
The Promise of Electronic Health Information
SESSION 4
Restoring Governance in Conflict-Affected Countries: Extending Hard Lessons Learned
SESSION 5
Integrated Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): What Determines Success, Potential for Scale-Up, and Sustainability?
SESSION 6
Effective Global Climate Change Policy: Technical and Regulatory Challenges
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