China, Zimbabwe cooperate on schistosomiasis elimination

STORY: China, Zimbabwe cooperate on schistosomiasis elimination DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: SHAMVA, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of a rural clinic 2. various of patients receiving schistosomiasis tablets 3. various of laboratory testing 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI SHIZHU, Deputy director of the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, China CDC 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NICHOLAS MIDZI, Director of Zimbabwe's the National Institute of Health Research 6. various people by a water stream 7. various of school children watching an educational video on schistosomiasis STORYLINE: Zimbabwe's health ministry is working with experts from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) to implement a schistosomiasis elimination pilot study in Shamva, a district north of the capital Harare. Under the two-month pilot study which began in June, samples of urine, blood and feces were collected from villagers in Chavakadzi Ward, Shamva District, to determine

ZIMBABWE-CHINA-SCHISTOSOMIASIS ELIMINATION

ZIMBABWE-CHINA-SCHISTOSOMIASIS ELIMINATION

(230725) -- SHAMVA, July 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A health worker performs tests to check for schistosomiasis parasites at a medical center in Shamva, Zimbabwe, on July 24, 2023. Zimbabwe's health ministry is working with experts from the National Institute of Parasitic Diseases (NIPD) and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) to implement a schistosomiasis elimination pilot study in Shamva, a district north of the capital Harare. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)