Neglected tropical diseases as a barometer for progress in health systems in times of COVID-19

• Margaret Gyapong,
• Peter Steinmann,
• Jürg Utzinger,
• Don de Savigny,
• Nieves Ehrenberg,
• John P Ehrenberg,
• Gilberto Fontes,
• Eliana M M Rocha,
• Xiao-Nong Zhou

Affiliations

Margaret Gyapong

Centre for Health Policy and Implementation Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana

Peter Steinmann

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Jürg Utzinger

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Don de Savigny

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland

Nieves Ehrenberg

International Foundation for Integrated Care, Oxford, UK

John P Ehrenberg

Retired, World Health Organization, Manila, Philippines

Gilberto Fontes

Laboratory of Parasitology, Central-West Campus, Federal University of São João del Rei, Divinopolis, Brazil

Eliana M M Rocha

Laboratory of Parasitology, Central-West Campus, Federal University of São João del Rei, Divinopolis, Brazil

Xiao-Nong Zhou

National Institute of Parasitic Diseases at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China