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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 water, sanitation and hygiene can reduce 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.

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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.

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News

12 May 2021

COR-NTD | Q&A with Maria Rebollo on the WHO/AFRO Mapping Project

Interview with Maria Rebollo, ESPEN team leader for the World Health Organization Africa and lead author of Baseline Mapping of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa: The Accelerated WHO/AFRO Mapping Project

A community drug distributor from partner organisation PNLMTN-CP registers children to receive treatment at a school in Côte d’Ivoire. Credit: SCI Foundation/Yao Armel Kouassi

07 May 2021

SCIF blog | FGS prevention in Côte d’Ivoire

SCIF & partners' pilot study is taking place in seven health centres in Soubré district, Côte d’Ivoire, and aims to incorporate preventive treatment for FGS into the national health system.

28 Apr 2021

UK Coalition against NTDs statement on cuts to UK Official Development Aid

The UK Coalition against NTDs have issued a statement regarding the cuts to OAD budget and its impact on NTD programmes - 28 April 2021.

Events

POSTPONED

CHOGM 2021 - Rwanda

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2021 has been postponed

Kigali, Rwanda

21-25 June 2021

BSP Conference: Parasites

For 2021, in place of their usual Spring Meeting, the British Society of Parasitology will hold an online meeting over five days during the Summer (21st-25th June).

Online / virtual conference

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What we do

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

Working Groups and Work Streams

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

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Your one-stop-shop to schistosomiasis related reports, guides, articles and other resources.

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RT @HandwashingSoap: If you missed any key #WASH updates during #WHA74, you can catch up by checking out @wateraid's log of major discussions and findings here: https://t.co/8cf3DDFOk8

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Don't miss this webinar by @TheENDFund & @TheEIU_Health taking a deep dive into the macro-economic impact of ending sickness from #ParasiticWorms in four sub-Saharan countries. #Schistosomiasis #STH #BeatSchisto #BeatNTDs 23 June https://t.co/363ubtbWei

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RT @eloundou_roland: Collection of #Bulinustruncatus and #Biomphalariapfeifferi snail hosts in a co-endemic area of #Schistosomahaematobium and #Schistosomamansoni somewhere in the country with interesting findings #beatschisto @CentreSchisto @elimin8schisto @StothardRuss https://t.co/prO9e3POqj

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RT @Can_NTDs: La recherche sur la #schistosomiase de @EdinburghUni Prof Mutapi devrait changer la vie de 50 millions d'enfants de moins de 5 ans ! Quel impact incroyable et quel exemple de leadership féminin africain dans la recherche clinique! @GlblCtzn @elimin8schisto @TibaPartnership https://t.co/IrmLf1z73C

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RT @Can_NTDs: Wow. @EdinburghUni Prof Mutapi’s #schistosomiasis research is expected to change the lives of 50 million children under 5! What an incredible impact and example of African female leadership in clinical research! @GlblCtzn for sharing! @elimin8schisto @TibaPartnership https://t.co/IrmLf1z73C

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RT @ecohealthintl: Open access paper from Europe Chapter's @gabrielle9 on #OneHealth for Neglected Tropical Diseases features in a special transdisciplinary collection from @OxfordJournals https://t.co/RXBgFgqdRV Join the conversation at https://t.co/AXStjL8g4p @NEOH_org @sci_ntds

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RT @girijasankar06: Commentary on ⤴️efficiencies from #integration of #beatNTDs efforts for #soiltransmittedworms & #schistosomiasis https://t.co/5EMYNQfxme https://t.co/4FTbVLQATE

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RT @CombatNTDs: Our Executive Director ⁦@ThokoPooley⁩ spoke to ⁦⁦⁦@BBCAfrica⁩ about how the #UKAid cuts have come at the worst time possible and why we need to #KeepOurPromise Listen in from 5 mins 58 seconds #BeatNTDs https://t.co/IF5odrGIOl

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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

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Working Together

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COR-NTD | Q&A with Maria Rebollo on the WHO/AFRO Mapping Project

SCIF blog | FGS prevention in Côte d’Ivoire

UK Coalition against NTDs statement on cuts to UK Official Development Aid

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CHOGM 2021 - Rwanda

BSP Conference: Parasites

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