Community-directed distributors-The "foot soldiers" in the fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases.

• Main Authors: Uche V Amazigo (Author), Stephen G A Leak (Author), Honorat G M Zoure (Author), Chukwu Okoronkwo (Author), Maimouna Diop Ly (Author), Sunday Isiyaku (Author), Andy Crump (Author), Joseph C Okeibunor (Author), Boakye Boatin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect hundreds of millions of people, predominantly in rural, often difficult-to-access areas, poorly served by national health services. Here, we review the contributions of 4.8 million community-directed distributors (CDDs) of medicines over 2 decades in 146...