Capacity gaps in health facilities for case management of intestinal schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Burundi

• Main Authors: Paul Bizimana (Author), Katja Polman (Author), Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden (Author), Frédéric Nsabiyumva (Author), Céline Ngenzebuhoro (Author), Elvis Muhimpundu (Author), Giuseppina Ortu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are endemic diseases in Burundi. STH control is integrated into health facilities (HF) across the country, but schistosomiasis control is not. The present study aimed to assess the capacity of HF for integrating intestinal...