Implementation of mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases in Guinea during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fatoumata Sakho Christelly Flore Badila Benoit DembeleAissatou DiabyAbdoul Karim CamaraLamine LamahSteven D Reid Angel Weng Brian B Fuller Katherine A SanchezAchille KaboreYaobi ZhangAngela Weaver

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)

Guinea was one of the first countries in Africa to resume MDA activities during the COVID-19 pandemic without causing an observed increase of transmission. The development of a risk mitigation plan and a method to monitor adherence to barrier measures was critical to this unprecedented effort. The rapid incorporation of COVID-19 barrier measures and their acceptance by CDDs and household members demonstrated both the adaptability of the National NTD Program to respond to emerging issues and the commitment of the MoH to implement NTD programs.

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