Resources

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

The first section of the page highlights the three most recently added resources. The second section of this webpage 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

 

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Latest Resourses

3 June 2019

A Search for Snail-Related Answers to Explain Differences in Response of Schistosoma mansoni to Praziquantel Treatment among Responding and Persistent Hotspot Villages along the Kenyan Shore of Lake Victoria

We have investigated possible inherent differences in snail-related aspects of transmission located along the west-facing shore of the lake and the Winam Gulf. The deeper water snail Biomphalaria choanomphala was significantly more abundant in the PHS villages, and prevalence of S. mansoni among villages both before and after control was positively correlated with B. choanomphala abundance. Biomphalaria choanomphala provides an alternative, deepwater mode of transmission that may favor greater persistence of S. mansoni in PHS villages. As we found evidence for ongoing S. mansoni transmission in all 10 villages, we conclude that conditions conducive for transmission and reinfection occur ubiquitously. This argues for an integrated, basin-wide plan for schistosomiasis control to counteract rapid reinfections facilitated by large snail populations and movements of infected people around the lake.

ASTMH
Peer-reviewed article
31 May 2019

More Medicines Alone Cannot Ensure The Treatment Of Neglected Tropical Diseases.

In this Personal View, we aim to examine the next steps that need to be taken towards ensuring equitable treatment access, including health system integration and the role of endemic countries in ensuring medicines are delivered to patients. We argue that the expansion of medicine donation programmes and the development of new medicines are not the primary solutions to sustaining and expanding the growth of neglected tropical disease programmes. To enable equitable access and efficient use of existing medicines, research is needed now on how best to integrate the treatment of neglected tropical diseases into local health systems. A comprehensive approach should be used, which combines mass drug administration with on-demand access to treatment. Increased commitment by endemic countries, when possible, around the ownership of treatment campaigns is essential to improve access to medicines for neglected tropical diseases.

 

The Lancet
Article
23 May 2019

Health Communication Collaborative Online Resources for SBCC

The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) is designed to strengthen the capacity of organizations to design, implement and measure their own social and behavior change communication (SBCC) programs. To accomplish this goal, HC3 developed Springboard Health Communication , the Health COMPass, SBCC Implementation Kits and a series of webinars. In addition, you can find HC3’s own project materials as well as a list of SBCC courses to take online.

The Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3)
Tool Kits and Guides