2018
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed3040108
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“Farewell to the God of Plague”: The Importance of Political Commitment Towards the Elimination of Schistosomiasis

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“…In China, Chairman Mao Zedong, not only instigated the National Schistosomiasis Control Programme [14] but also took an interest in malaria. The launch of the malaria research programme (under code name 523) in 1967 focused on herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In China, Chairman Mao Zedong, not only instigated the National Schistosomiasis Control Programme [14] but also took an interest in malaria. The launch of the malaria research programme (under code name 523) in 1967 focused on herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This approach has been identified as important to reduce schistosomiasis japonica levels across P.R. China [ 22 , 26 , 27 , 29 , 39 , 42 , 95 97 ]. The value of integrated One Health approaches has been described in the context of Schistosoma mekongi elimination efforts in Lao PDR and Cambodia [ 24 ].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Solid evidence demonstrates that sustainable control and particularly interruption of transmission and elimination of human schistosomiasis is only possible through multipronged long-term strategies that are adapted to local conditions, sustained by political commitment and funded adequately [ 22 , 27 , 63 , 74 , 92 ]. Intervention strategies need to be based on (predictive) risk mapping and combine different interventions that are tailored to the local socio-economic and epidemiological context through close consultation with the local population.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This clearly applies to sub-Saharan Africa, having the highest prevalence of schistosomiasis coupled with the lowest income per-capita [49], and to the situation in Yemen [38]. This is in contrast to developed countries which succeeded in eliminating this infection; for example, Japan [50] and modern-day China [51], which has made a remarkable progress towards elimination. Also, in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the economic transition in Saudi Arabia played an immense role in diseases elimination [38].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%