Achievement of the World Bank loan project on schistosomiasis control (1992-2000) in Hubei province and the challenge in the future |
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Authors: | Changsong Sun Binggui Yu Hongyi Liao Yuhai Dai Xu Xingjian Huiguo Zhu Yong Jiang |
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Affiliation: | Department of Health, Hubei Province, 430071, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. |
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Abstract: | Since the World Bank provided a loan for control of schistosomiasis in China, started from 1992, with the objective of a reduction of prevalence and intensity of the infection both in humans and animals by 40%, through mass chemotherapy in areas of high prevalence, and selective chemotherapy in areas with medium and low endemicity together with focal mollusciciding, the objective of morbidity control of the project has been reached in Hubei Province. |
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Keywords: | Schistosomiasis Control Achievement Challenge |
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