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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a new document outlining considerations for mass treatment, case-finding, and population-based surveys for neglected tropical diseaess (NTDs) in the context of COVID-19.
WHO summarized the document purpose as:
This document provides a decision-making framework for implementation of mass treatment interventions, active case-finding campaigns and population-based surveys for NTDs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A two-step approach is proposed: a risk–benefit assessment, to decide if the planned activity should proceed; and an examination of a list of precautionary measures that should be applied with the aim of decreasing the risk of transmission of COVID-19 associated with the activity, and strengthening the capacity of the health system to manage any residual risk.
Find the document and more information at the links below:
Read more: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-2019-nCoV-neglected-tropical-diseases-2020-1