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Both parasitic infections, separately or combined, may have negative impacts on the haemoglobin concentration levels. The existing data revealed that artemisinin derivatives commonly used to cure malaria present also in antischistosomal activities. The current study investigated the impact of Artesunate-Amodiaquine (AS-AQ) on schistosomiasis when administered to treat malaria in rural area of Lemfu, DRC.<jats:italic> Methodology<\/jats:italic>. A prospective longitudinal study including 171 coinfected children screened for anaemia,<jats:italic> Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic>, and<jats:italic> Plasmodium falciparum<\/jats:italic> infections. The egg reduction rate and haemoglobin concentration were assessed four weeks after the treatment with AS-AQ, of all coinfected children of this series.<jats:italic> Results<\/jats:italic>. One hundred and twenty-five (74.4%) out of 168 coinfected children treated and present during the assessment were found stool negative for S.<jats:italic> mansoni<\/jats:italic> eggs. Out of 43 (25.6%) children who remained positives, 37 (22%) showed a partial reduction of eggs amount, and no reduction was noted in 3.6% of coinfected. The mean of haemoglobin concentration and the prevalence of anaemia were, respectively, 10.74\u00b11.5g\/dl , 11.2\u00b11.3g\/dl, and 64.8%, 51.8%, respectively, before and after treatment, p&lt;0.001.<jats:italic> Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. The AS-AQ commonly used against Plasmodium allowed curing<jats:italic> S. mansoni<\/jats:italic> in coinfected children and increasing the Hb level. For the future, the randomized and multicentric clinical trials are needed for a better understanding of the effectiveness of AS-AQ against<jats:italic> Schistosoma spp<\/jats:italic>. 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