Nation wide mass drug administration campaign againsta to start on 7 March 2022

The ministry of health and Welness (MoHW) in collaboration with the World Health
Biharzia campaign from 7 March 2022 to 25 March 2029of raniquantel for
the country.

The campaign targets school going children aged 5-14 years,
elected areas across Soll Transmitted Helminths and Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis) are a group of parasites in the commonly crossed as Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD). These conditions and sub tropics. Approximately 120 milion school age chicome countries in the tropics globally. Bilharzia has the potential to make children sick. It affects their physical and mental development as well as limit their ability to attend and perform well at school. It can further go on to limit their economic potential in adulthood.

A mapping survey conducted by the MoHW for Soil Transmitted Helminths and Bilharzia
homeschools in 2015, revealed that 39.8% of school going children had Bilharzia,
arise is in line with wuornos wwewatson and treatment of Biharzia in the country. This commends that a district with a prevalence of Bilharzia above 20%% among school age children, should conduct a mass drug burden and transmission of the disease administration.

This exercise will be conducted in the following areas: Bobirwa, Chobe. Chanester
Francistown, Ghanzi, Goodhope, Jwaneng, Kgalagadi North, Lobatse, Mabutsa
dreamt North East, Okavango, Palapye, Selebl Phine, Serowe and Tutume.
rise as it is vital for their health and that of the stewreference part in this
wishes to advise that children should not be allowed to swim in rivers and other water bodies, as these may put them at high risk of infection with Bilharzia.