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Resource Collection

Behaviour Change Collection

A collection of resources for enabling behaviour change for sustainable schistosomiasis control and elimination.

People washing and bathing in a natural lake. Image Credit Marcus Perkins and Merck KGaA

Genital Schistosomiasis Collection

A resource and article collection on Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) and Male Genital Schistosomiasis (MGS).

Monitoring and Evaluation Collection

Here we bring together a collection of resources for monitoring and evaluation schistosomiasis control and elimination programmes.

WHO Collection

Collection of news, events, policy, strategy and resource documents from the World Health Organization

GSA Collection

Reports, news and events from the GSA.

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All Resources

Here is your one-stop-shop for resources on schistosomiasis.

This is a searchable collection of resources. You can search this collection by:

using a keyword (e.g. WHO, research, snails)
choosing from a dropdown menu list of themed Tags (Implementation, Behaviour Change, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation etc)
choosing from a dropdown menu list of Resource type (e.g. toolkits & guides, research article, strategy document, video etc)

And you can refine your search by Year.

We hope you find this useful. If you have any suggestions for useful resources that should be on this list please contact us by email: anouk [dot] gouvras [at] eliminateschisto [dot] org

Female Genital Schistosomiasis Training Competencies / Ensemble final des compétences pour la Bilharziose génitale chez la femme (BGF)

A comprehensive document of competencies needed for FGS knowledge, diagnosis, treament and prevention in health systems. Un document complet sur les compétences nécessaires à la connaissance, au diagnostic, au traitement et à la prévention de la BGF dans les systèmes de santé.

Bridges To Development / The FAST Package

GSA Annual Report 2020 and Advisory Board Summary 2021

The Advisory Board met virtually with the GSA Executive on the 1st of March to review the GSA 2020 Annual Report and Operational Strategy for 2021.

Webinar | #ChooseToChallenge inequity in NTD research

International Women's Day panel, looking at the importance of having women from Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) endemic countries working in, and leading, NTD research.

Evidence Action - Case study: A Pilot to Conduct Remote Monitoring Strategies in Kenya During COVID-19

When the Government of Kenya closed schools and implemented social distancing guidelines on March 15th to prevent the spread of COVID-19, one of Evidence Action's flagship programs – the Deworm the World Initiative – had to rapidly adapt to the new conditions on the ground.

Evidence Action

COR-NTD meeting: Developing a M&E framework for schistosomiasis and prioritizing operational research to achieve schistosomiasis elimination

Drs Upendo Mwingira, Steffi Knopp, Fiona Fleming and the GSA team present findings from the COR NTD schistosomiasis elimination pre-meeting sessions and discuss the next steps in consolidating operational research questions into a pathway to develop an M&E framework for schistosomiasis elimination.

New online course for WASH-NTD coordination by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health and NALA

The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and NALA Foundation have officially launched a new online course for WASH-NTD coordination.

The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and NALA Foundation

Tool Kits and Guides

14 December 2020

Schistosomiasis elimination in Ethiopia

NALA Foundation Behaviour change communication and WASH project in Bench Sheko and West Omo Zones, Ethiopia

NALA Foundation & Merck KGaA

Communication piece: Commercially available diagnostic tests

This is an information piece collating currently commercially available diagnostics for schistosomiasis. This is not a list of recommended tests or a list of tests to be used by stakeholders. Manufacturers should be contacted to find out intended and appropriate use as well as details. It is important to test a diagnostic test in your settings/ follow diagnostic procedures.

GSA Diagnostic workstream

1 December 2020

Webinar | Ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the impact of tackling Female Genital Schistosomiasis

For World AIDS Day Prof Margaret Gyapong and Dr Amaya Bustinduy will talk about the impact of Female Genital Schistosomiasis on women, communites and global health.

13 November 2020

COR NTD Developing a Monitoring and Evaluation framework for schistosomiasis elimination

In this session at COR NTD, Drs Upendo Mwingira, Steffi Knopp, Fiona Fleming and the GSA team present findings from the COR NTD schistosomiasis elimination pre-meeting sessions and discuss the next steps in consolidating operational research questions into a pathway to develop an M&E framework for schistosomiasis elimination.

10 November 2020

Webinar | New pediatric treatment to fill gaps towards the elimination of schistosomiasis: a scientific journey for and with society

On UNESCO World Science Day, Dr Maurice Odiere (KEMRI), Dr Jutta Reinhard-Rupp (Global Health Institute, Merck) and Dr Remco de Vrueh (Lygature) talk about their collalborative work in the Pediatric Praziquantel Consortium.

Association of schistosomiasis and HIV infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Peer-reviewed article

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