The process of building the priority of neglected tropical diseases: A global policy analysis.

ABSTRACT: The global burden attributed to Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) is 47.9 million Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs). These diseases predominantly affect disadvantaged populations. Priority for NTDs has grown in recent years, which is observed by their inclusion in the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study analyzed the process that allowed these diseases to be included on the global health policy agenda. This global policy analysis used the Shiffman and Smith framework to understand the determinants of global health political priority for NTDs. The framework comprises four categories: actor power, ideas, political contexts, and issue characteristics. Global documents and World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions were examined, key-informant interviews were conducted, and acad

SUBMITTER: Aya Pastrana N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7423089 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature