Open AccessLessons from the Field: Integrated survey methodologies for neglected tropical diseases
Author(s) -
Emma M. HardingEsch,
Molly Brady,
Cristiam Armando Carey Angeles,
Fiona Fleming,
Diana L. Martin,
Scott McPherson,
Hollman Miller Hurtado,
John M. Nesemann,
Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobi,
Ronaldo Guilherme Carvalho Scholte,
Fasihah Taleo,
Sandra Liliana Talero,
Anthony W. Solomon,
Martha Idalí Saboyá-Díaz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1878-3503
pISSN - 0035-9203
DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/traa132
Subject(s) - neglected tropical diseases , tropical disease , process (computing) , risk analysis (engineering) , computer science , key (lock) , process management , intervention (counseling) , data science , field (mathematics) , environmental resource management , management science , business , engineering , medicine , public health , disease , computer security , environmental science , pathology , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system , psychiatry
The 2021–2030 Neglected Tropical Diseases road map calls for intensified cross-cutting approaches. By moving away from vertical programming, the integration of platforms and intervention delivery aims to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness and programme coverage. Drawing on the direct experiences of the authors, this article outlines key elements for successful integrated surveys, the challenges encountered, as well as future opportunities and threats to such surveys. There are multiple advantages. Careful planning should ensure that integration does not result in a process that is less efficient, more expensive or that generates data driving less reliable decisions than conducting multiple disease-specific surveys.
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