A Positive Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic: How the Counterfactual Experience of School Closures is Accelerating a Multisectoral Response to the Treatment of Neglected Tropical Diseases

This research paper explores how the interruption of school-based health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including deworming programs, highlighted the importance of these services. It discusses the acceleration of multisectoral approaches to combat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), with school closures acting as a catalyst for global efforts in health and education recovery.

Bundy DAP, Schultz L, Antoninis M, Barry FBM, Burbano C, Croke K, Drake L, Gyapong J, Karutu C, Kihara J, Lo MM, Makkar P, Mwandawiro C, Ossipow SJ, Bento AR, Rollinson D, Shah H, Turner HC. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B; 2023.