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Photographers join the Fiji MDA team in Suva for a day
Today in the field in Fiji, we have a photographer and videographer taking footage of the mass drug administration in Suva as well as interviewing nurses and those involved in implementing the program. The photographers started at the health center to capture the nurses preparing for the days work ahead and shadowed them throughout a whole day to capture important footage.
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Solomon Islands MDA reaches some of the remotest parts of the Solomon Islands
In the Solomon Islands, the mass drug administration (MDA) teams have been working hard to reach some of the remotest parts of the Solomon Islands in Reef Island, Vanikoro Island and Utupua Island to distribute scabies medication. Well done to all involved!
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The Fijian Ministry of Health and Services posts on Facebook to promote the MDA
In Fiji, teams of Nurses and Volunteers are being deployed around the country to provide services that help eradicate scabies, targeting every member of the community regardless of whether they have signs or symptoms of infection. The Fijian Ministry of Health and Services recently posted on their Facebook to promote the MDA.
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Fiji village features an article on our MDA intervention to help reduce the spread of scabies
In Fiji, the World Scabies Program mass drug administration (MDA) intervention to help reduce the spread of scabies is currently underway across the country! Fiji village has featured an online article promoting the MDA.
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The Fiji World Scabies Program MDA community awareness video
Scabies can cause serious health problems if left untreated. Mass drug administration (MDA) is being conducted around Fiji to stop the spread. Watch the Fiji World Scabies Program MDA community awareness video below for more information. -
MDA Training in the Central Division of Fiji
The WSP team have been undertaking mass drug administration (MDA) training across the Central Division of Fiji. Nurses, community health workers (CHWS) and Turaga-ni-Koro’s (TNKs) have been trained in areas such as, Naitasiri, Tailevu, Seru/Namosi and Rewa.
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MDA training is completed in the Western Division of Fiji
The MDA training in the Western Division of Fiji has been completed. Nurses and CHWs were trained in safe MDA medicine administration and reporting, community awareness and monitoring. WSP also ran sessions with the Western Turaga-ni-Koro’s (TNKs) to provide essential information about the upcoming scabies MDA. -
Last Stages of Solomon Islands MDA!
We are very excited to announce that the MDA in the Solomon Islands is almost complete, with the last Province Temotu due to finish in the next few weeks. We are very proud of the effort from the Ministry Of Health & Medical Services - Solomon Islands and World Scabies Program team in completing this MDA.
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The Fiji team finalise the MDA microplans with the Central and Western sub divisional health teams
In Fiji, the Central and Western WSP Divisional Program Officers (DPO) have been working hard over the last few weeks to finalise the MDA microplans with the sub divisional health teams.
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The Solomon Islands team gather and review the national MDA coverage data
In Solomon Islands, the WSP team in Honiara are currently working hard to gather and review the national coverage data from all provinces who have completed the scabies MDA.
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