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Learning about schistosomiasis and its transmission is one way to empower children and communities to reduce their risk of getting the disease.

Learning and growing together we can beat schistosomiasis. Image copyright M. Perkins

Resources

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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

ESPEN (Expanded Special Project for Elimination of NTDs) Portal

The ESPEN Portal is an electronic platform designed to enable health ministries and stakeholders to share, and exchange subnational programme data, in support of the NTD control and elimination goals.

Tool Kits and Guides

Climate Change and the Neglected Tropical Diseases

Climate change is expected to impact across every domain of society, including health. This review offers an introduction into the terms and processes deployed in modelling climate change and reviews the state of the art in terms of research into how climate change may affect future transmission of NTDs. The 34 infections included in this chapter are drawn from the WHO NTD list and the WHO blueprint list of priority diseases.

Advances in Parasitology

Peer-reviewed article

WHO AFRO NTD Mapping Guide - 2018 update

Guide for Mapping Neglected Tropical Diseases Amenableto PreventiveChemotherapy in the African Region

Tool Kits and Guides

31 January 2018

GSA Advisory Board Report

In January 2018 the GSA Advisory Board convened and reviewed the GSA’s key activities in 2017 and its strategy and plans for 2018. A summary of the review along with key recommendations is available to view here.

11 January 2018

Making Schistory Video

8 December 2017

WHO Weekly epidemiological record on Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases: number of people treated in 2016

WHO/Department of control of neglected tropical diseases

10 November 2017

GSA Schistosomiasis Control and Elimination: Next Steps Meeting Report

The Global Schistosomiasis Alliance organised and hosted a meeting, 'Schistosomiasis Control and Elimination: Next Steps' on the 5th of November in Baltimore, after Cor NTD and before ASTMH. Read the report here.

Schistosomiasis Life Cycle For Children - English and French

This friendly video, narrated by a child, explains where in the schistosome parasite's life cycle we can intervene to stop in cycle of infections and so stop the disease. Cette vidéo produit par le Musée de l'Histoire Naturelle en Londres, suit le cycle de vie des schistosomes, ces parasites mortels qui vivent dans l'eau, des escargots et même des gens.

Natural History Museum, London

WHO Programme Managers’ Training Course

WHO/Department of control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Tool Kits and Guides

WHO NTD Fourth Report

Integrating NTDs into Global Health and Development This fourth WHO report on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) reviews the progress made towards achieving the Roadmap targets for 2020, noting the remaining challenges, then looks beyond 2020 to evaluate the changing global health and development landscape, considering the implications of integrating these diseases into the broader 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

WHO/Department of control of neglected tropical diseases

Bilharziose génitale chez la femme : atlas de poche pour les professionnels de la santé.

Cet atlas de poche de la bilharziose génitale féminine a été élaboré comme une aide visuelle pour sensibiliser sur l’infection et faciliter le diagnostic clinique par les professionnels de santé travaillant dans des environnements à faibles ressources, en particulier dans les zones rurales où la bilharziose est endémique.

Tool Kits and Guides

Report: Together fighting Schistosomiasis and Making Schistory

We are delighted to share the Making Schistory report, filled with information, info-graphics and the motivating, passionate stories of people across the world fighting this debilitating disease. Together we will consigne schistosomiasis to history!

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