Dar es Salaam, March 16 -- ZANZIBAR : ZANZIBAR in collaboration with China has launched a campaign to eliminate schistosomiasis on Unguja Island, following the successful completion of a similar initiative in Pemba.

Speaking at the launch ceremony held at the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Monitoring Centre in Lumumba, Unguja Urban, Deputy Minister for Health, Mr Hassan Khamis Hafidh, praised the significant progress made in controlling the disease in Pemba. “China has moved from being just a friend China is now our brother.

We sincerely thank the China-Aid Schistosomiasis Control Project team for their invaluable contributions to eliminating schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, in Pemba Island,” Mr Hafidh said.

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