Optimal Interruption of P. vivax Malaria Transmission Using Mass Drug Administration

MN Anwar, RI Hickson, S Mehra, DJ Price… - Bulletin of Mathematical …, 2023 - Springer
Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread malaria-causing parasite resulting
in significant associated global morbidity and mortality. One of the factors driving this …

Financing care for Severe Stigmatizing Skin Diseases (SSSDs) in Liberia: challenges and opportunities

JS Smith Jr, K Diaconu, S Witter, S Weiland… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are an important global health
challenge, however, little is known about how to effectively finance NTD related services …

Job satisfaction among community drug distributors in the Mass Drug Administration programme in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

DG Kevin, BD Lawong, R Dixon, ME Woode… - International …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite having one of the largest human resources for health in Africa, the
delivery of neglected tropical disease (NTD) health interventions in Nigeria has been …

Intestinal schistosomiasis in remote areas of Southwest Ethiopia, a target region for large-scale mass drug administration

Y Nigusu, T Bekana, E Chilo, S Teferi, DO Donacho… - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
Abstract As 2030 approaches, the World Health Organization's due date for ending intestinal
schistosomiasis as a public health problem in all endemic areas, understanding the current …

Health workers' perspectives on school-based mass drug administration control programs for soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in Ogun State, Nigeria

FT Akinsolu, OR Abodunrin, MT Olagunju, IE Adewole… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and schistosomiasis (SCH) are among the
most prevalent neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), affecting 1.5 billion globally, with a …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of P. vivax elimination via mass drug administration: A simulation study

MN Anwar, JM McCaw, AE Zarebski, RI Hickson… - Epidemics, 2024 - Elsevier
Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread malaria parasite. P. vivax has the
ability to remain dormant (as a hypnozoite) in the human liver and subsequently reactivate …

Perceptions and acceptability of co-administered albendazole, ivermectin and azithromycin mass drug administration, among the health workforce and recipient …

S McPherson, D Geleta, G Tafese… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Several neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) employ mass drug administration (MDA) as part
of their control or elimination strategies. This has historically required multiple distinct …

Community preferred drug delivery approaches for pilot roll-out of a potential novel paediatric schistosomiasis treatment option in two endemic counties of Kenya: A …

J Masaku, JM Gachohi, A Sinkeet… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Treating preschool age children (PSAC) for schistosomiasis has remained a challenge due
to lack of a pediatric formulation. In response to this unmet need, the Paediatric Praziquantel …

Investigation of P. Vivax Elimination via Mass Drug Administration

MN Anwar, JM McCaw, AE Zarebski, RI Hickson… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Plasmodium vivax is the most geographically widespread malaria parasite due to its ability
to remain dormant (as a hypnozoite) in the human liver and subsequently reactivate. Given …

Rapid ethnography and participatory techniques increase onchocerciasis mass drug administration treatment coverage in Benin: a difference-in-differences analysis

AR Means, NE Sambiéni, E Avokpaho… - Implementation Science …, 2023 - Springer
Background Onchocerciasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that causes blindness, is
controlled via mass drug administration (MDA) where entire endemic communities are …