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International Conference on NTD Research in Africa | Rwanda 2025

The GSA, together with Unlimit Health, The END Fund, RBC, Ministry of Health Kenya, Health Campaigns Effectiveness coalition and UNICEF organised the Technical Symposium of the InCORNTDs conference in January 2025 in Rwanda, focusing on health systems integration for schistosomiasis and other NTDs.

First Preschool-Aged Child Receives Arpraziquantel for the Treatment of Schistosomiasis

Developed by the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium, arpraziquantel, which addresses a critical treatment gap for schistosomiasis, reaches the first preschoolaged child in Uganda.

The 17th International Symposium on Schistosomiasis - Brazil

The 17th International Symposium on Schistosomiasis, organized by Fiocruz, was held 10-13th November 2024 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

WHO | New guidance to accelerate elimination of schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiasis

The WHO has released a critical new guide to empower national programme managers and health teams in their efforts to eliminate schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) as public health problems.

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8 July 2025 6am EST / 1pm BST

GONE | Strengthening Health Systems Through NTD Integration

Jin this webinar by GONE ( on Strengthening Health Systems Through Neglected Tropical Disease Integration: Country Experiences and Innovative Approaches

July 30, 2025 7:15 AM - 8:15 AM

STI&HIV World Congress | FGS Workshop

Join the Ending the Neglect: The Importance of Female Genital Schistosomiasis for quality Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Workshop at the STI&HIV World Congress

08 to 10 Oct 2025, 16:00-16:00

200 Years Theodor Bilharz - Schistosomiasis Research in Germany and beyond

Join us at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Tübingen, Germany to commemorate the 200th anniversary since the birth of Theodor Bilharz, who discovered Schistosoma haematobium, the causative agent of the Schistosomiasis

Tübingen, Germany & online

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