Schistosomiasis has proven to be a key challenge in Nigeria, more so the Southwestern part of it. Here's our Situational Analysis of it.
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Nigeria has the largest burden of schistosomiasis in the world with an estimated 29 million people affected by the disease and over 100 million people (especially women and children) still at risk of infection. Though there have been several efforts …
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies Schistosomiasis as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). Schistosomiasis, simply put, is an acute and chronic parasitic disease caused by Schistosoma parasite. When larval stages (cercariae) of the parasite penetrate the skin via …
This article originally appeared on WHO website. The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new guideline that provides evidence-based recommendations to countries in their efforts to achieve control and elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem, and to …
One Health and Development Initiative is happy to announce the inception of a new project – called Project SCHISTO which aims to promote integrated One Health research and intervention on Schistosomiasis in South-West Nigeria. The first phase of this project …