Country prepares to expand treatment for millions more
The health authorities in Yemen have distributed more than 18 million doses of praziquantel to treat schistosomiasis (bilharzia) during the past 3 years, using over 45 million tablets.
“We plan to accelerate our campaign against bilharzia to change the lives of millions of Yemenis suffering from this disease,” said Dr Majid Al-Jonaid, Yemen’s Deputy Minister for Primary Health Care. “Today we have the means and the will to end this long cycle of suffering caused by this preventable infection.”