National onchocerciasis elimination committees: a handbook for expert advisory groups in África
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World Health Organization
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v, 45 p.
This handbook provides practical guidance for establishing and operating National Onchocerciasis Elimination Committees (NOECs) in Africa as expert advisory bodies supporting national onchocerciasis elimination programmes. Developed through a global consultative process involving WHO, NOEC members and technical partners, the publication outlines the roles, governance structures and operational responsibilities of NOECs in supporting ministries of health to achieve interruption and elimination of onchocerciasis transmission. It addresses strategic planning, epidemiological and entomological data review, mapping of transmission zones, monitoring and evaluation, post-treatment surveillance and preparation of national elimination dossiers for WHO verification. The handbook also presents best practices for coordination, resource mobilization and cross-border collaboration in endemic areas, including settings co-endemic for lymphatic filariasis or loiasis. It describes approaches for identifying survey sites, interpreting programme data, monitoring mass drug administration and supporting integrated surveillance activities. In addition, the publication highlights tools and resources available for data visualization, programme monitoring and country collaboration, with the aim of strengthening evidence-based decision-making and sustaining progress towards elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa.
This handbook provides practical guidance for establishing and operating National Onchocerciasis Elimination Committees (NOECs) in Africa as expert advisory bodies supporting national onchocerciasis elimination programmes. Developed through a global consultative process involving WHO, NOEC members and technical partners, the publication outlines the roles, governance structures and operational responsibilities of NOECs in supporting ministries of health to achieve interruption and elimination of onchocerciasis transmission. It addresses strategic planning, epidemiological and entomological data review, mapping of transmission zones, monitoring and evaluation, post-treatment surveillance and preparation of national elimination dossiers for WHO verification. The handbook also presents best practices for coordination, resource mobilization and cross-border collaboration in endemic areas, including settings co-endemic for lymphatic filariasis or loiasis. It describes approaches for identifying survey sites, interpreting programme data, monitoring mass drug administration and supporting integrated surveillance activities. In addition, the publication highlights tools and resources available for data visualization, programme monitoring and country collaboration, with the aim of strengthening evidence-based decision-making and sustaining progress towards elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa.
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Onchocerciasis, Neglected Diseases, Disease Eradication, Health Policy, Health Planning Guidelines, Health Planning Technical Assistance, Program Evaluation, Data Collection, Public Health Surveillance, National Health Programs, Advisory Committees, Capacity Building, Communication, International Cooperation, Communicable Disease Control, Internationality, Africa, Guideline, Handbook, prevention and control, epidemiology, methods, organization and administration, statistics and numerical data