Schistosomiasis in Ghana from baseline to now: the impact of fifteen years of interventions

Schistosomiasis in Ghana from baseline to now: the impact of fifteen years of interventions

BackgroundSchistosomiasis is a major public health problem in Ghana, significantly impacted by the construction of dams during the 1960s that resulted in the creation of Lake Volta. The Ghana Health Service launched the Neglected Tropical Disease program in 2008, expanding baseline disease mapping f...

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Main Authors: Joseph Opare, Tei Hervie, Ernest Mensah, Charles Brown-Davies, Odame Asiedu, Bright Alomatu, Ebenezer Padi Ako, John Frederick Dadzie, Irene Dzathor, Vance Harris, Julie Ritter, Darin Evans, Anna Elizabeth Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Schistosomia haematobium
Schistosomia
Mansoni schistosomiasis
neglected tropical disease
Ghana
school - aged children
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1554069/full
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