THE World Health Organisation (WHO), in partnership with the Health ministry, is targeting to reach 300 000 children under a drug administration exercise against bilharzia and soil transmitted helminths (STH) in Mashonaland Central Province. According to a national epidemiological survey conducted in 2014, the province had a high prevalence of bilharzia among children, with…
Bilharzia de-worming exercise targets 300 000 Zim children

Vaccination is aimed to combat the spread of the disease in eight wards in the district.