By Michael Gwarisa in Nyazura Children at St Peters Tokoyo primary school, about 25 Kilometers from Nyazura Growth point in Makoni District, Manicaland province, have braced the chilly weather to queue for the Bilharzia and Intestinal worms medications being administered under the nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) program. At Tokoyo Primary school and the nearby clinic, health workers from the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) are administering Praziquantel, treatment for Schistosomiasis or Bilharzia. According to a 2021 Community-Based Mapping, Makoni District has an double endemicity of Schistosomiasis and…
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Manicaland Targets Over 200 Wards In Mass Drug Administration For Bilharzia and Intestinal Worms
By Michael Gwarisa in Mutare An estimated 85 percent of coverage is targeted by the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) and Soil-transmitted helminthiases (Intestinal Worms) underway in Manicaland province. The MDA which has kicked off in several districts across the country is running from 14 to 21 October 2024 and is targeting children aged 2 to 14 years in selected areas. Data from a 2021 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Community-Based Mapping exercise conducted by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) shows that approximately 252 wards in…
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The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) Principal Director Public Health, Dr Munyaradzi Dobbie says Zimbabwe is still saddled with the burden of three Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs, namely Schistosomiasis (SCH) & Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH) and lymphatic filariasis. By Michael Gwarisa This was revealed during a Results dissemination Workshop for the 2021 National Geospatial mapping for the three NTD’s, namely Schistosomiasis (SCH) & Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH) and 2023 Confirmatory Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in Zimbabwe in the Capital, Harare where it was revealed that 35 percent of…
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