GSA |

Happy, smiling children running towards the camera

Preventing schistosomiasis gives children a healthy start in life

Children without schistosomiasis are healthier and happier. Image copyright M. Perkins

Children using local water-bodies expose themselves to schistosome infections

A child doing household chores by the river with her mother. Image copyright M. Perkins

Women washing clothes by the bank of a river

Daily activities such as washing can increase risk of schistosomiasis

Children and women washing and bathing on the banks of the river. Image copyight M. Perkins

Five children of different ages collecting water into bottles from a tapped water pump

Access to safe, clean water reduces the risk of schistosomiasis

Children collecting water from a tap neaar their homes. Image copyright M. Perkins

Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease that blights the lives of children, adults and entire communities. We are working together to control schistosomiasis and eliminate it as a public health problem globally.

Moving Towards Elimination

A scanning electron micropscope image of the a schistosome worm pair. Copyight Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London

Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia or snail fever, is a parasitic disease caused by tiny blood-dwelling worms. Over 200 million people worldwide are infected, over 90% of which live in sub-Saharan Africa.

Smiling, a teacher and his pupils stand infront of a blackboard which they have been studying.

Control and Elimination

Controlling & eliminating schistosomiasis will free children from this vicious cycle of poverty. Find out how this can be done here.

Working Together

The GSA are determined to stop the cycle of infection & eliminate schistosomiasis. We are working to accelerate the progress towards schistosomiasis control and elimination as a public health problem.

What we do

Photo of an inflatable yellow worm floating on Lake Geneva, part of the Macking Schistory Campaign

News & Events

Find out about the latest News and Events from the GSA and wider schistosomiasis control and elimination community!

Photo of two women smiling and working in a market

Working Groups

Working groups bring together relevant experts and stakeholders to address specific challenges or barriers to schistosomiasis control and elimination.

More about us

@elimin8schisto on Twitter

RT @ProfRusakaniko: Work in under 5 to treat schistomiasis will make a difference for Africa https://t.co/5DOeLgg7yh

13 hours 44 min ago

RT @free_bily: Capacity building endeavours are an important part of the #freebily project: an update on these activities is now o… https://t.co/ItJTxYWxE8

13 hours 46 min ago

RT @PIG_Edinburgh: Great for @PIG_Edinburgh PI & @TibaPartnership Dep Director Prof Mutapi to catch up with @PIG_Edinburgh alumni Dr… https://t.co/XkotGr45cH

1 day 2 hours ago

RT @pytsjehoekstra: Perfect timing: while visiting the field sites of our Repeated Praziquantel in Schistosomiasis Treatment in Côte d’… https://t.co/4cIRIirLPK

1 day 19 hours ago

RT @GlobalDevInc: Few charities admit their programs fail. But refusing to admit failure limits the ability to grow & correct past mi… https://t.co/OS9PXrfhI9

2 days 11 hours ago

RT @fhi360research: Precision #mapping: An innovative tool & way forward to shrink the map, better target interventions, & accelerate t… https://t.co/gJ7OniHsT8

2 days 11 hours ago

RT @TheresHoke: Check out this groundbreaking work by @NTDCOUNTDOWN colleagues destined to influence more efficient… https://t.co/4bjeK4JtM3

2 days 11 hours ago

And here is the @PLOSNTDs article "#Schistosomiasis is associated with incident #HIV transmission and death in… https://t.co/VEpem49oZB

3 days 12 hours ago

RT @MikeDFrenchy: Big increase in treatment coverage of school-aged children against schistosomiasis, up to 68%. Still progress to be… https://t.co/CQFcPplO5T

3 days 12 hours ago

Fantastic news! Well done to all who worked so hard to deliver these treatments. Keep up the trend and we will… https://t.co/OzMXVJPlWA

3 days 12 hours ago

Fantastic news! Well done to all who worked so hard to deliver these treatments. Keep up the trend and we will… https://t.co/fbXW31MpQR

3 days 20 hours ago

RT @NTDworld: Unprecedented treatment coverage:almost 99million treated for #bilharzia & 743m #intestinalworms. Are we close to r… https://t.co/8M4qez2yhT

3 days 20 hours ago

GSA

User menu

Search

Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease that blights the lives of children, adults and entire communities. We are working together to control schistosomiasis and eliminate it as a public health problem globally.

Moving Towards Elimination

Schistosomiasis

Control and Elimination

Working Together

What we do

News & Events

Working Groups

@elimin8schisto on Twitter

Contact us

Follow us