01997nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653002100051653002000072653001700092653001800109653002900127653001100156653001800167653001800185653001300203653001800216100001900234700001600253245013700269300001200406490000800418520129100426022001401717       2009                            d10aSoil10aSchistosomicides10aschistosomiasis10aRisk Factors10aPublic health10aNational Health Programs10aHumans10aHelminthiasis10aCote d'Ivoire10aCameroon10aAnthelmintics1 aTchuenté TL A1 aN'goran E K00aSchistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis control in Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire: implementing control on a limited budget.  a1739-450 v1363 a<p>Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis occur throughout the developing world and remain a major public health problem in the poorest communities with enormous consequences for development. The extent of the problem has long been neglected because these diseases rarely kill at a young age and also because of their insidious nature. Today there exists a momentum and an unprecedented opportunity for a cost-effective control of these neglected tropical diseases. The control of these diseases has become a priority on the agenda of many governments, donors and international agencies. This paper highlights the progress made and future control activities in Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire, where schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis control measures have been implemented over the past decade with limited budgets. In Cameroon, deworming activities were increased to encompass all ten regions in 2007 as a result of a co-ordinated effort of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education with national and international partners. In Côte d'Ivoire, focal control activities were achieved with support from various partners. Prospects, opportunities and challenges for the control of neglected tropical diseases in these two countries are discussed.</p>
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