New guidance to accelerate elimination of schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiasis

The objective of this manual is to guide managers of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases control programmes towards the elimination of these diseases as public health problems informed by evidence generated through monitoring and evaluation of these programmes. The manual complements the objectives outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 (“the road map”) (WHO, 2020a) and the monitoring and evaluation framework (WHO, 2021a), a companion document to the road map.

This manual provides guidance on:

• the timing of monitoring activities;
• the indicators to be collected and their calculation; and
• how to interpret the results in order to

1. select the appropriate treatment (at baseline or following interventions) and
2. allocate resources more efficiently for new phases of the programme.