Ending the neglect to attain the sustainable development goals: a strategic framework for integrated control and management of skin-related neglected tropical diseases

Skin-related neglected tropical diseases, or “skin NTDs”, are historically neglected because active case detection, individual case management, significant resources and intensive effort are required to control, eliminate and eradicate them. Integrated control and management of skin NTDs offers a pathway to overcome some of these past challenges.

To measure progress against skin NTDs and integrated approaches for their control and management, countries are encouraged to adapt the road map’s indicators and define milestones and targets to enable in-country control and management of skin NTDs. Integrated reporting of skin NTDs on a common health information system will not only improve the cost−effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation but also streamline the use of data for planning and action across all endemic skin NTDs.