Applied systems thinking: a viable approach to identify leverage points for accelerating progress towards ending neglected tropical diseases
Glenn J, Kamara K, Umar ZA, Chahine T, Daulaire N, Bossert T. Applied systems thinking: a viable approach to identify leverage points for accelerating progress towards ending neglected tropical diseases. Health Research Policy And Systems 2020, 18: 56. PMID: 32493485, PMCID: PMC7268457, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-020-00570-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeverage pointsNTD systemSystem changesKey informant interviewsHealth worker incentivesInternational donorsPersistent public health challengeSemi-structured interview guideComplex global health problemInsular cultureDevelopment challengesInformant interviewsRealistic progressInterview dataUncomfortable questionsKey forcesImpoverished populationsGlobal levelCausal loop diagramConceptual frameworkConceptual approachCountry level