Authors
R Stothard1; 1 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK Discussion
Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is focused upon improving global health and well-being; a key indicator for measuring its progress is access to universal health coverage by 2030. To do so, achieving adequate treatment coverage for those requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is considered. Recognising the zoonotic nature of several NTDs, however, the WHO released a companion document to outline and underpin a “OneHealth Approach”. The latter fosters an integrated, unifying intervention to balance and optimize the health of people, animals and the environment. In theory, its rationale is sound but in practice its implementation can be problematic. Here, I give an overview of certain nematode and trematode helminths and feature their parasitic diseases, giving particular attention on soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis. 
