GSA Schisto Bulletin March 2021

The March 2021 edition of the GSA Schisto Bulletin includes:

• GSA Advisory Board virtual meeting
• The Diagnostic Work Stream has gathered information on commercially available diagnostic tests for schistosomiasis.
• The Engineering Working Group is collecting information on current practices in the design, development and installation of WASH infrastructure 
• The GSA & ISNTD collaboration to bring Schistosomiasis focused webinars continue with topics ranging from #ChooseToChallenge inequity in NTD research, to tackling FGS & HIV / AIDS together, rethinking WASH and new pediatric treatments.
• GSA Annual Report & Operational Strategy and the Advisory Board Summary
• Female Genital Schistosomiasis - workshop
• #ChooseToChallenge inequity in NTD research - ISNTD & GSA webinar
• Zero Discrimination in MDA - reaching all children with disabilities to beat NTDs
• A systematic literature review of schistosomiasis in urban and peri-urban settings - article published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• WHO publishes the new NTD road map 2021-2030
• Launch of the WHO Global Strategy on WASH and NTDs
• Developing an M&E framework for schistosomiasis - report from the COR-NTD virtual meeting
• Commercially Available Diagnostics Tests for Schistosomiasis
• Job opportunities and upcoming meetings and events and more.