A study published by PLOS NTDs on 11 July 2013, explores the role of gender in access to treatment in the Uganda National NTD Control Programme.
A large number of previous studies have identified community-based mass-treatment programmes as an effective strategy to treat populations affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). As a result, international donors have been funding mass-drug distribution programs to treat NTDs for over a decade. However, limited evidence is available that discusses challenges to treatment access, adherence, delivery and monitoring at community level.
Gender remains a recognized but relatively unexamined aspect of the potential challenges for treatment programmes for NTDs. A study, co-authored by SCI’s Dr Fiona Fleming and published by PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases on 11 July 2013, explores the role of gender in access to treatment in the Uganda National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Programme.
Males and females face different challenges in accessing treatment for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), according to this new study from researchers at the University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Uganda Ministry of Health and the SCI, Imperial College London. Results of the study identify gender-based challenges to treatment access that should be considered in planning, implementing and evaluating national treatment programmes for NTDs.
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