Table 2 Examples of where COVID-19 could synergize NTD efforts
Fields in mitigation | Opportunities for synergies with NTD control and elimination programmes |
|---|---|
Overall surveillance capabilities strengthened in COVID-19 including surveillance sentinel sites | May improve NTD surveillance |
Political stakeholders | Leverage for increased involvement in NTDs |
Private stakeholders | Leverage for increased involvement in NTDs |
Risk communications developed for epidemic prone diseases | May support greater community involvement and behavioural changes in NTDs |
Media information dissemination | Piggybacking opportunity for NTDs |
IT capabilities strengthened in COVID-19 | Piggybacking opportunity for NTDS |
Field logistics | Piggybacking opportunity for NTDs |