Category: Article type – Storymaps

Data is the foundation upon which successful elimination strategies are built. However, significant data gaps persist across sub-Saharan Africa.

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People need services that provide holistic care reflecting the reality of their various health needs. Integrating services for female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) into routine sexual and reproductive healthcare is therefore essential. This interactive story illustrates the benefits of integration and provides a case study from Côte d’Ivoire, including key recommendations for an effective FGS prevention and integration approach.

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Mass deworming campaigns are one way to guarantee the right of all people to live a healthy life. This is entrenched in the principle of universal health coverage (UHC). In this interactive story, we highlight how donations to our deworming work not only contribute towards the WHO goal of eliminating parasitic diseases by 2030, but are also critical for realising UHC.

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One of the biggest challenges in tackling parasitic worm infections is that they affect the most marginalised and hard to reach people. How do we, therefore, make sure that treatment reaches the those most in need?

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To make sure treatment reaches the people most in need, we support ministries of health (MoH) with a range of monitoring and evaluation tools, including epidemiological surveys for parasitic worm infections such as schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths.

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To mark our first twenty one years, we put together an interactive story showcasing the achievements made through our collaborations with ministries of health around the world to prevent and treat infections caused by schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths.

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