Replenishing Hope: The Time for Country-Led Integration Is Now

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1 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Bonn, Germany

2 Global Institute for Disease Elimination, Abu Dhabi, UAE

3 Bridges to Development, Geneva, Switzerland

4 World Health Organization Africa Regional Office, Brazzaville, Congo

5 Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USA

6 World Health Organization Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, Philippines

7 Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network, Amman, Jordan

8 The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Geneva, Switzerland

9 African Leaders Malaria Alliance, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Time to Integrate

 

There are just five years to go to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, the World Health Organization (WHO) Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Roadmap 2030, the 2016-2030 Global Technical Strategy for Malaria, and the Immunization Agenda 2030. ...(Read more...)

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  • Received Date: 24 June 2025
  • Revised Date: 05 October 2025
  • Accepted Date: 27 December 2025
  • First Published Date: 27 December 2025
  • Published Date: 27 December 2025

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