The elimination of human African trypanosomiasis: Monitoring progress towards the 2021-2030 WHO road map targets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is a neglected tropical disease that usually occurs in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa. It caused devastating epidemics during the 20th century. Sustained, coordinated efforts by different stakeholders working with national sleeping sickness control programmes (NSSCPs) succeeded in controlling the disease and reducing the number of cases to historically low levels. In 2012, WHO targeted the elimination of the disease as a public health problem by 2020. This goal has been reached and a new ambitious target was stated in the WHO road map for NTDs 2021-2030 and endorsed by the 73rd World Health Assembly: the elimination of gambiense HAT transmission (i.e. reducing the number of reported cases to zero). The interruption of transmission w

SUBMITTER: Franco JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11073784 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature