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Yemen bilharzia infection levels drop by more than half

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Yemeni adults and children alike being treated with praziquantel during a large-scale  treatment campaignYemeni adults and children alike being treated with praziquantel during a large-scale treatment campaign

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.”

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