Enhancing capacity for Strategic and Applied Research Activities in Support of Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases

项目总结 拟议的项目将在非洲以下优先国家实施。优先顺序是 根据美国国际开发署的目标国家名单，将完成项目国家的最终选择 作为疾控中心的合作伙伴。 该项目旨在加强国家对被忽视热带病的控制方案 (NTDS)以各种方式。第一，加强公共卫生行动的证据基础 通过开展运筹学研究，重点关注NTD控制的各个方面和 消除，包括新的治疗方法和诊断工具。其次，我们将支持 国家NTD计划将通过促进获得新的治疗和诊断工具 出席相关会议，并访问示范国家，学习和分享经验。 最后，运筹学和其他干预措施所产生的知识 国家NTD计划将用于支持公共卫生事业的发展 指导未来规划和行动的政策。 该项目的预期总体成果是降低非传染性疾病的发病率和死亡率， 主要是在非洲，但在整个世界。

PROJECT SUMMARY The proposed project will be implemented in priority sub - African countries. Prioritization is based on USAID’s list of target countries, though final selection of project countries will be done in partnership for CDC. The project seeks to strengthen national control programs for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in various ways. First, we will strengthen the evidence- base for public health action through conduct of operational research with a focus on various aspects of NTD control and elimination, including new therapies and diagnostic tools. Secondly, we will support staff of national NTD programs to be exposed to new therapies and diagnostic tools by facilitating attendance at relevant meetings, and visits to model countries to learn and share experiences. Finally, the knowledge generated from the operational research and other interventions carried out by the national NTD programs will be used to support the development of public health policies to guide future programming and action. The anticipated overall outcome of this project is reduced morbidity and mortality from NTDs, primarily in Africa, but in the world at large.