In March 2014, more than 9 and a half million Yemenis, comprising adults and children, were treated for both bilharzia and intestinal soil-transmitted parasitic worms in two separate 4-day campaigns, compared with a total of 1.9 million people treated during the whole of 2012.
Yemenis triumph against bilharzia as infection rates halved
Manuel sur la prise en charge de la leishmaniose cutanée dans la Région OMS de la Méditerranée orientale [pdf 195Mb]