Schistosomiasis in Ghana from baseline to now: the impact of fifteen years of interventions
After over a decade of treatment since 2008, Ghana has made significant progress in reducing the burden of schistosomiasis infection. Indeed, the most recent surveys demonstrated that elimination as a public health problem (heavy intensity of infection <1%) has been achieved in 75.4% districts surveyed, which is a considerable achievement. Furthermore, recent assessments have been conducted at the sub-district level, which has therefore enabled the Ghana Health Service to change to a more focal intervention and therefore tackle morbidity in the remaining high transmission zones.
Authors
- Tei E. Hervie
- Darin Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1180-8980)
- Vance Harris
- Ernest Mensah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4012-5177)
- Anna E. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1183-7493)
- Odame Asiedu
- Bright Alomatu
- Emmanuel Ako
- Julie Ritter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5979-1869)
- Irene Dede Teiko Dzathor
- Joseph Opare
- John Frederick Dadzie
- Charles Brown-Davies
Institutions
- Family Health International 360 (US)
- United States Agency for International Development (US)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1554069
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.05
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development