Namibia NTD Master Plan 2023 - 2027 - EN

Given the development of the 2030 NTD Global Roadmap for the elimination of NTDs, it was necessary that the country's NTD Master Plan aligns with the global document which had been produced through a process involving a diverse group of stakeholders. 

This Master Plan has been developed based on extensive situation analysis, desk review, and several in-country consultative meetings with all critical stakeholders. As required by the 2030 NTD Roadmap, this document has emphasized three fundamental shifts in the approach to tackling NTDs. The three fundamental shifts are: moving away from siloed, disease-specific programmes by intensifying cross-cutting approaches and coordination with other Ministry of Health programmes as well as other stakeholders, mainstreaming NTD programmes into national health systems, and changing operating models and culture to facilitate greater incountry ownership.