title: Ethiopia and its steps to mobilize resources to achieve 2020 elimination and control goals for neglected tropical diseases webs joined can tie a lion.
abstract: In June 2013, at the launch of its National Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Master Plan, the Ethiopian government pledged to achieve WHO NTD elimination and control targets by 2020. With an estimated 80 million people living in areas where one or more NTDs are endemic, this goal presented an enormous challenge for the Federal Ministry of Health. However, as of September 2015, the Federal Ministry of Health has managed to mobilize support to implement mass drug administration in 84% of the trachoma endemic districts and 100% of the endemic districts for onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthes and schistosomiasis. The national program still is facing large gaps in its podoconiosis and leishmaniasis programs, and it faces significant other challenges to stay on track for 2020 targets. However, this unprecedented scale-up in support was achieved through significant government investment in NTD interventions and creative coordination between donors and implementing partners, which may provide valuable lessons for other national NTD programs trying to achieve nationwide coverage.
authors.affiliation: NTD Case Team, Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Belete
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mengitsu
authors.affiliation: Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Oumer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shafi
authors.affiliation: NTD Case Team, Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Biruck
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kebede
authors.affiliation: RTI International, Mafi City Mall, 6 Floor, House No 601/5, Bole Sub City, Woreda 3, PO Box 21054/1000, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Fikreab
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kebede
authors.affiliation: Kalacore, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Dagemlidet T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Worku
authors.affiliation: Kalacore, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Merce
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herero
authors.affiliation: Schistosomiasis Control Initiative, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: French
authors.affiliation: National Podoconiosis Action Network (NAPAN), Baleker Building, 7 floor, Office #705, Kirkos sub-city, PO Box: 2255 Code 1110, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Biruk
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kebede
authors.affiliation: Filarial Programmes Support Unit, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.affiliation: Filarial Programmes Support Unit, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martindale
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Menelik Avenue, UNECA compound, PO Box 3069, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Zeyede
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kebede
authors.affiliation: RTI International, Mafi City Mall, 6 Floor, House No 601/5, Bole Sub City, Woreda 3, PO Box 21054/1000, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Tigist
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirpa
authors.affiliation: RTI International, 701 13th St NW #750, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Frawley
authors.affiliation: RTI International, 701 13th St NW #750, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Crowley
authors.affiliation: RTI International, 701 13th St NW #750, Washington, DC 20005, USA.
authors.forename: Maggie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Neil
authors.affiliation: RTI International, Mafi City Mall, 6 Floor, House No 601/5, Bole Sub City, Woreda 3, PO Box 21054/1000, Ethiopia smcpherson@rti.org.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McPherson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000600:supply & distribution; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006040:Goals; D006078:Government Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D014141:Trachoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D014330:Tropical Medicine
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: Ethiopia; Nationwide scale-up; Neglected tropical diseases; Resource mobilization