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Abstract
In its new roadmap for neglected tropical diseases, the World Health Organization proposes three important strategic shifts: (i) Stronger accountability which shifting from process to impact indicators; (ii) Intensified cross-cutting approaches; and (iii) Stronger country ownership. In this paper we discuss the implementation of these three strategies in the setting of a high onchocerciasis disease burden in South Sudan.
Background
On January 28, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) formally launched its new road map for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). During the virtual launch the WHO document ‘Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030’ [1] was presented. This document aims to strengthen the programmatic response to NTDs. It focuses on how cross-sectoral, integrated interventions, smart investment and community engagement can strengthen and sustain health systems [1]. T
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• As Bishop Nwokolo Marks Anniversary
Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba has described the All Saints Cathedral, Onitsha venue where Diocese on the Niger, hosted all delegates that came for the Church’s Standing Committee, as historic. He recalled the advent of the gospel to Igboland in 1857, led by Samuel Ajayi Crowther, who later became a Bishop in 1864 and Onitsha had remained head of the mission.
Ndukuba said: “The vision to build a Cathedral in Onitsha was that of Bishop Joseph Sydney Hill’s, who was consecrated Bishop in 1893 to succeed Bishop Crowther. The decision was taken when he visited Onitsha after his consecration in 1893. However, he was struck by a sudden illness, which resulted in his death on January 5 1894 and his wife on the following day, January 6, 1894. With Bishop Hill’s death, everything about the proposed Cathedral was suspended. However, relations and friends deposited the caged structure of Bishop Hil