WHA Policy Scrum Series:
WASH, NTDs and Malaria
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015
11:00 AM EST
Welcome &
Introductions
CHRISTINE SOW, GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL
WASH
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LISA SCHECHTMAN
DIRECTOR OF POLICY & ADVOCACY, WATERAID
CO-CHAIR, WASH WORKING GROUP
Water, Sanitation &
Hygiene (WASH)
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Lisa Schechtman, Director of Policy & Advocacy, WaterAid
Co-Chair, WASH Working Group
WASH at WHA68: Progress Reports
Resolutions in which WASH plays an important role:
1. 18(E) Elimination of schistosomiasis (resolution
WHA65.21)
2. 18(F) Neglected tropical diseases (resolution
WHA66.12)
3. 18(I) Working towards universal coverage of
MNCH interventions (resolution WHA58.31)
WASH at WHA68: Secondary Concerns
• 16.2 Malaria draft global technical strategy (A68/28)
 Safe water storage and upgrades to piped supply
for vector control
• 16.3 Dengue prevention and control (A68/29)
 Water resource management and safe water
storage for vector control
• WASH-NTDs Strategy—not on agenda but should be
ready by WHA
WASH programs can and should contribute…
WASH at WHA68: Primary Concerns
• 13.2 Maternal, infant and young child nutrition:
development of core set of indicators (A68/9)
 Reduction of stunting
 Reduction of low birth weight
• 16.1 Ebola virus disease outbreak (A68/24-27)
 WASH in health care facilities
 Sanitation & hygiene in homes and communities
• 14.2 Health in the SDGs (A68/14)
WASH at WHA68: Health in the SDGs
• Advocate for stand-alone water and sanitation goal,
including indicators on water quality (“safely managed”) at
the household level
• Link to WHO report to highlight importance of including
target and indicator on WASH in health care facilities
• Protect UNSC indicators on WASH in schools and access to
water to reduce women’s unpaid labor
• Urge addition of a target on menstrual hygiene
management—key indicator of gender equity plus a health
and educational determinant
Opportunities for Advocacy and Action
In general: be a consistent voice for the importance of WASH
as a primary health intervention
• Revision of Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and
Adolescents’ Health: ensure inclusion of WASH as a core
element of basic health care, a determinant of health and
of quality care
• New WHO report on WASH in Health Care Facilities and
forthcoming WHO-UNICEF Global Action Plan on WASH in
HCF: reference the report, appreciation for WHO’s
leadership in official statements and side events, education
of Member States
• Holistic consideration of WASH in the SDGs
Neglected Tropical
Diseases (NTDs)
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MICHELLE BROOKS
POLICY DIRECTOR, GLOBAL NETWORK
FOR NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE
GHC's WHA Policy Scrum Series:
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), WASH & Malaria
Presentation by
Michelle K. Brooks, Policy Director
Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases
April 8, 2015
WHA Resolutions on NTDs: 1948-2013
Since 1948, more than 60 WHA resolutions
have been passed related to the topic of
neglected tropical diseases.
These resolutions have been disease specific
resolutions or related to blindness and visual
impairment, water and sanitation, or vector
borne disease prevention and control.
Examples of Disease Specific
Resolutions:
Buruli Ulcer (1)
Chagas Disease (2)
Dengue (2)
Dracunculiasis (6)
Human African
Trypanosomiasis (4)
Leishmaniasis (1)
Leprosy (13)
Onchocerciasis (4)
Schistosomiasis (5)
Trachoma (4)
May 27, 2013: 66th WHA - First Comprehensive Resolution for NTDs Approved
Resolution included all 17 NTDs and sought to:
 Ensure country ownership and predictable, long-term financing for NTD control
and elimination programs
 Integrate control programs into primary health-care services and existing
programs
 Achieve universal access so that all people may benefit from available
interventions
NTD Control and Elimination: Opportunities for Integration
WASH
Education
Integrating efforts to
improve water, sanitation
and hygiene (WASH) with
deworming in endemic
communities can treat
and prevent NTD
infections.
Treating NTDs decreases
school absenteeism and
improves learning, and
schools and teachers can
serve as efficient NTD
delivery platforms.
Nutrition
MNCH
Micronutrient
supplementation and
deworming should be
bundled together when
appropriate to prevent
malnutrition and ensure
healthy physical and
cognitive development.
Treating NTDs can
positively impact
maternal, newborn and
child health (MNCH)
programs by reducing
anemia and strengthening
immune systems.
February 19, 2015: 3rd WHO Report on NTDs
 The Resolution and the Roadmap: Progress Towards Targets
 Investing Towards Universal Coverage Against NTDs
 Key Interventions: Situation Report
 Water, sanitation and hygiene (NTD/WASH Strategy)
 Diseases
NTD Resolution and Global Health Diplomacy
WHA: Landmark May 2013 resolution
by World Health Assembly (WHA)
recognized the value of treating
multiple NTDs
simultaneously.
G7: Leaders have outlined neglected and
poverty related diseases as one of the key
focus areas for the upcoming
G7 Summit in Germany.
Post-2015: NTD targets included in
UN Open Working Group’s outcome
document, which was accepted at
UNGA as the basis
document for Member
State negotiations on the
post-2015 development agenda.
For further information, please go to:
www.globalnetwork.org
Thank you!
Malaria
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MATTHEW LYNCH
DIRECTOR, MALARIA VECTOR CONTROL PROJECT
JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Overview- Draft Global Technical Strategy
(pending WHA approval)
Vision- a world free of malaria
Goals
Reduce malaria mortality rates
globally compared to 2015
Reduce malaria case incidence
globally compared to 2015
Eliminate malaria from countries in
which malaria was transmitted in
2015
Prevent re-establishment of malaria
in all countries that are malaria-free
Milestones
2020
2025
Targets
2030
>40%
>75%
>90%
>40%
>75%
>90%
At least 10
countries
At least
20
countries
At least 35
countries
Re-establishment prevented
Principles
• All countries can accelerate efforts towards elimination through
combinations of interventions tailored to local contexts.
• Country ownership and leadership, with involvement and
participation of communities, are essential to accelerating
progress through a multisectoral approach.
• Improved surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, as well as
stratification by malaria disease burden, are required to optimize
the implementation of malaria interventions.
• Equity in access to services especially for the most vulnerable and
hard-to-reach populations is essential.
• Innovation in tools and implementation approaches will enable
countries to maximize their progression along the path to
elimination.
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Maximize impact of today’s life-saving
tools
• Pillar 1. Ensure universal access to malaria
prevention, diagnosis and treatment
• Pillar 2. Accelerate efforts towards elimination
and attainment of malaria-free status
• Pillar 3. Transform malaria surveillance into a
core intervention
Key Points and Questions
• Stratification and surveillance emphasized
– Targeting for program effectiveness
– Local context
• Country ownership
– Will it progress past slogan?
– Can elimination be reached without it?
– How will it be operationalized?
• Explicit focus on elimination; ambitious targets
• Innovation
– How will private sector innovation be facilitated?
Next Steps:
Toward WHA 2015
CHRISTINE SOW, GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL
GHC at WHA
Submitting WHA Statements: http://globalhealth.org/wp-
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blocks, WHA policy scrums, side events, & more
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