14 Dec 2018 Unprecedented treatment coverage for schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths The latest WHO data on treatment for schistosomiasis (bilharzia) and soil-transmitted helminthiases (intestinal worms) show encouraging trends towards the WHO NTD Roadmap goals.
10 Dec 2018 The latest GSA meeting report is out! On the 28th of October the GSA hosted a research-focused meeting in New Orleans entitled: "The Schistosomiasis Action Plan: Next Generation Research on the Road towards Elimination"
09 Nov 2018 Prof. Alan Fenwick awarded the Kyelem Prize at COR NTD 2018 Prof. Alan Fenwick was awarded the fourth annual Kyelem Prize on October 27, 2018 at the annual meeting of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD).
26 Oct 2018 New funding for operational research announced at COR NTD Five-year grant supports a coalition of partners engaged in operational research
20 Oct 2018 Bugbitten Blog: The sex lives of schistosomes; complexed mixing of genomes Dr Bonnie Webster describes how researchers isolated and analysed the first human-cattle schistosome hybrid in the latest Bugbitten blog. Read more here.
12 Oct 2018 Résolution au Sommet de la Francophonie sur les maladies tropicales négligées Aujourd’hui, 57 pays se sont engagés à éradiquer les maladies connues sous le nom de « maladies tropicales négligées » (MTN) à travers l’adoption d’une résolution au XVIIe Sommet de la Francophonie.
08 Oct 2018 WHO appoints new Director for the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases Dr Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela has been appointed as the new Director of the WHO Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases.
30 Sep 2018 Merck Global Health Institute website Check out the new Merck Global Health Institute website: https://www.merckglobalhealthinstitute.com/en/home.html
26 Sep 2018 WHO proposes Guideline Development Group (GDG) The goal of this GDG meeting will be to provide evidence-based recommendations to countries in their efforts to control morbidity from schistosomiasis and eventually interrupt transmission.
26 Sep 2018 GSA led Behaviour Change Workshop at the NNN annual conference The GSA led a Behaviour Change Workshop entitled Behavior Change: Practical education approaches, promotion strategies, and change interventions for improving the effectiveness of NTDs Programmes at the NNN conference in Addis Ababa in September 2018.
03 Sep 2018 Autumn Edition of the GSA Newsletter Now Out! The Autumn edition of the GSA Newsletter. Read about the Schistosomiasis Strategic Action Plan, advocacy work on Female Genital schistosomiasis and schistosomiasis related news from the WHO and our alliance partners.
09 Jun 2018 Schistosomiasis Action Plan The GSA convened a meeting to refine and adopt a Strategic Action Plan for schistosomiasis control and elimination and discuss the identification of key next steps in putting the plan into practice. Read more here.
