Schistosoma haematobium in Morocco: Moving from control to elimination

In this article, Hammou Laamrani and colleagues summarize the Moroccan schi stosomiasis control programme and discuss the challenges ahead for schistos omiasis elimination. In 1994, a programme was initiated by the Moroccan Min istry of Health to eliminate schistosomiasis from Morocco by the year 2004. In 1997, this objective had been achieved in three out of 20 affected prov inces. This article discusses the background and strategies of this program me, as well as the achievements, the problems encountered and the challenge s ahead, along with suggestions as to how to reach the goal of elimination of urinary schistosomiasis in Morocco, and possibly elsewhere in Africa.