Paper short abstract:

In 2012 the World Health Organisation approved a resolution calling on countries to work towards elimination of schistosomiasis. In this paper the progress made, the constraints to achieving elimination, and the status of schistosomiasis control will be discussed.

Paper long abstract:

In 2012 the World Health Organisation approved a resolution calling on countries to work towards elimination of schistosomiasis. In this paper the progress made by several countries will be presented. However as at 2013, there are certain countries which are far from achieving national coverage with control measures and the constraints to achieving elimination, and the status of schistosomiasis control in the problematic countries will be discussed. Mass Drug Administration to either school aged children or populations using the oral drug praziquantel has been the main control measure to date, but perhaps a greater effort should be made to implement other measures in parallel if eliminations is to be achieved.