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This scoping review systematically examines the mass mobilization practices of China\u2019s anti-schistosomiasis campaign during the 1950s\u20131960s and traces epidemiological outcomes through the early 1980s.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Following the Arksey and O\u2019Malley framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines, data were collected from government documents, academic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, CNKI), and historical archives. Narrative synthesis and SWOT analysis were employed to evaluate the mass mobilization model.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Despite 80% rural illiteracy and severe resource constraints, China mobilized millions of peasants through high-level political commitment, multi-sectoral coordination, integration of disease control with agricultural production, and culturally adapted health communication. These efforts contributed to reducing infected cases from 11.6 million to below 1 million by approximately 1982\u20131983 (&amp;gt;90% decline). However, SWOT analysis revealed inherent limitations: weak grassroots technical capacity, unsustainable campaign-style mechanisms, and formalism that compromised surveillance accuracy, leading to disease resurgence in some areas.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Political mobilization and community participation can partially compensate for limited medical resources, but effective interventions require balancing mass participation with scientific professionalism and establishing institutionalized mechanisms. These historical lessons remain relevant for contemporary NTD elimination, \u201cOne Health\u201d practices, and public health emergency responses, though application requires consideration of contextual differences across countries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1790023","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,30]],"date-time":"2026-03-30T05:26:31Z","timestamp":1774848391000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Lessons from history: mass mobilization and public health campaigns in China\u2019s anti-schistosomiasis efforts (1950s\u20131980s)"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Qiu-Lan","family":"Guo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of History, Culture and Tourism, Gannan Normal University","place":["Ganzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hong-Bo","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Third Clinical Medical College of Gannan Medical University","place":["Ganzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","volume-title":"Global Report on Neglected tropical Diseases 2024","year":"2024"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/bs.apar.2016.02.001","article-title":"Evolution of the national schistosomiasis control programmes in China","volume":"92","author":"Xu","year":"2016","journal-title":"Adv Parasitol"},{"key":"ref3","first-page":"1","article-title":"Endemic status of schistosomiasis in people\u2019s republic of China in 2021","volume":"34","author":"Zhang","year":"2022","journal-title":"Chin J Schisto Control"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"8","DOI":"10.1186\/2049-9957-1-8","article-title":"Schistosomiasis control and the health system in P.R. 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