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

The new Global AIDS Strategy 2021–2026, End Inequalities, End AIDS includes the prevention of schistosomiasis and treatment of FGS.

The World Health Organization is advocating a new One Health approach to tackle parasitic blood flukes in Africa following successful UKRI-funded research.

The Geneva Learning Foundation announces their new workshop on Female Genital Schistosomiasis. An online training for health professionals to learn about one of the most neglected sexual and reproductive health issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

A chromosome-level assembly of the Schistosoma haematobium was completed by researchers at the University of Melbourne and the DNAzoo consortium.  The team is now in the process of annotating the genome, which will be available soon.