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
Manual for case management of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region [pdf 195Mb]
Framework for action on cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Eastern Mediterranean Region 2014–2018 [pdf 364kb]