National Programme for the Control of Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Helminthiasis, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Parasitology. 2009 Nov;136(13):1739-45. doi: 10.1017/S0031182009005988. Epub 2009 Jun 2.
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.
血吸虫病和土壤传播性蠕虫病在整个发展中国家普遍存在，仍然是最贫困社区的主要公共卫生问题，对发展造成了巨大影响。由于这些疾病很少在年轻时导致死亡，而且性质隐蔽，长期以来，人们一直忽视了这个问题的严重程度。如今，人们有动力和前所未有的机会以具有成本效益的方式控制这些被忽视的热带病。许多国家的政府、捐助者和国际机构都将这些疾病的控制作为优先事项提上了议程。本文重点介绍了喀麦隆和科特迪瓦在过去十年中在有限预算的情况下实施血吸虫病和土壤传播性蠕虫病控制措施所取得的进展和未来的控制活动。在喀麦隆，由于卫生部和教育部与国家和国际合作伙伴的协调努力，2007 年驱虫活动扩大到了所有十个地区。在科特迪瓦，在各合作伙伴的支持下，重点开展了控制活动。本文还讨论了这两个国家控制被忽视的热带病的前景、机会和挑战。
