Richard Odame Phillips, Lucy Owusu, Eric Koka, Edmond Kwaku Ocloo, Hope Simpson, Abigail Agbanyo, Daniel Okyere, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Adelaide Fokuoh-Boadu, Richard Adjei Akuffo, Jacob Novignon, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Iris Mosweu, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Jojo Cobbinah, Tara B Mtuy, Jennifer Palmer, Collins Ahorlu, Yaw Ampem Amoako, Stephen L Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Michael Marks, Catherine Pitt, Rachel Pullan
Integrated strategies are recommended to tackle neglected tropical diseases of the skin (skin NTDs), which pose a substantial health and economic burden in many countries, including Ghana. We describe the development of an integrated and decentralised skin health strategy designed to improve experiences of skin NTDs in Atwima Mponua district in Ashanti Region. A multidisciplinary research team led an iterative process to develop an overall strategy and specific interventions, based on a theory of change informed by formative research conducted in Atwima Mponua district...
2024: PLOS Glob Public Health