Table 1.

Intervention tools for the elimination of targeted diseases

Intervention tools	Targeted diseases
Mass drug administration (MDA)	Malaria, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and other NTDs
Information, education and communication (IEC)	Malaria, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and other NTDs
Community participation and ownership	Malaria, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and other NTDs
Development of highly sensitive diagnostic assays for early detection of low transmission settings	Malaria, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and other NTDs
Mechanisation of agriculture	Schistosomiasis and other NTDs
Development and validation of vaccines for prevention and drugs for prevention and management	Malaria, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and other NTDs
Improvement of preventive strategies and environmental sanitation	Schistosomiasis and other NTDs
Sewage drainage	Schistosomiasis and other NTDs
Public latrines	Schistosomiasis and other NTDs
Waste management and provision of clean water	Malaria, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and other NTDs
Mathematical modelling using a minimal essential database approach	Malaria, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and other NTDs