Conflict-Climate-Displacement: a Cross-Sectional Ecological Study Determining the Burden, Risk and Need for Strategies for Neglected Tropical Disease Programmes in Africa

BMJ Open

By 
Louise A Kelly-Hope, 
Emma Michèle Harding-Esch, 
Johan Willems, 
Fatima Ahmed, 
and Angelia M Sanders

Description: Complex challenges such as political instability, climate change and population displacement are increasing threats to national disease control, elimination, and eradication programmes. The objective of this study was to determine the burden and risk of conflict-related and climate-related internal displacements and the need for strategies for countries endemic with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

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