@article{fdi:010074009,
  title = {{S}upporting and strengthening research on urban health interventions for the prevention and control of vector-borne and other infectious diseases of poverty : scoping reviews and research gap analysis},
  author = {{O}tmani del {B}arrio, {M}. and {S}imard, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {C}aprara, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {M}ore than half of the world's population currently lives in urban settlements that grow both in size and number. {B}y 2050, approximately 70% of the global population will be living in urban conglomerations, mainly in low-and middle-income countries. {M}obility, poverty, different layers of inequalities as well as climate variability and change are some of the social and environmental factors that influence the exposure of human populations in urban settings to vector-borne diseases, which pose eminent public health threats. {A}ccurate, consistent, and evidence-based interventions for prevention and control of vector-borne and other infectious diseases of poverty in urban settings are needed to implement innovative and cost-effective public policy and to promote inclusive and equitable urban health services. {M}ain body: {W}hile there is growing awareness of vector-borne diseases epidemiology at the urban level, there is still a paucity of research and action being undertaken in this area, hindering evidence-based public health policy decisions and practice and strategies for active community engagement. {T}his paper describes the collaboration and partnership of the {S}pecial {P}rogramme for {R}esearch and {T}raining in {T}ropical {D}iseases ({TDR}) hosted by the {W}orld {H}ealth {O}rganization ({WHO}) and the "{VE}ctor bo{R}ne {D}ise{A}ses {S}coping reviews" ({VERDAS}) {R}esearch {C}onsortium as they joined efforts in response to filling this gap in knowledge and evidence by supporting the development of a series of scoping reviews that highlight priority research gaps and policy implications to address vector-borne and other infectious diseases at the urban level. {C}onclusions: {T}he set of scoping reviews proposed in this special issue presents a critical analysis of the state-of-the-art of research on urban health interventions for the prevention and control of vector-borne and other infectious diseases of poverty. {T}he authors of the 6 reviews highlighted severe gaps in knowledge and identified organizational and theoretical limitations that need to be urgently tackled to improve cities preparedness and vector control response. {T}he more pressing need at present is to ensure that more implementation research on vector-borne diseases in urban settings is conducted, addressing policy and practice implications and calling for more political commitment and social mobilization through adequate citizen engagement strategies.},
  keywords = {{V}ector-borne diseases ; {U}rban health interventions ; {C}limate change ; {E}ffectiveness ; {R}esearch priority setting ; {S}urveillance ; {V}ector control},
  booktitle = {{U}rban health and prevention and control of vector-borne diseases},
  journal = {{I}nfectious {D}iseases of {P}overty},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 94 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {2095-5162},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1186/s40249-018-0462-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074009},
}