In 2023 in Adwa, a town in northern Ethiopia, a water point stood broken. Children continued walking long distances for water. Hands went unwashed before meals. And in the health facility nearby, staff struggled to maintain...

Across rural Ethiopia, rivers, ponds, and irrigation canals are part of daily life. Communities rely on these water sources for washing, bathing, farming, and play. But these same waters can also carry invisible risks. Schistosomiasis is...

Eliminating schistosomiasis requires more than treating infection. It requires interrupting transmission at its source. In Ethiopia, where millions rely on rivers, ponds, and irrigation canals for daily life, repeated exposure to infested water sustains the cycle...