The World Scabies Program is working with governments and partners to eliminate scabies as a public health problem. This program aims to put scabies control on national and global agendas, implement community wide treatment strategies, and strengthen health systems to monitor and manage scabies.

“The infection rate is high among children, who often pick up mites from their friends. [They] scratch all night, interrupting their sleep, and struggle to concentrate in class during the day. Often the scratching leads to impetigo and the children have to stay away until they clear up, so they miss out on more school.”

- Dr Mike Kama, Fiji Ministry of Health

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WSP Director wins Jian Zhou Medal

WSP Director wins Jian Zhou Medal

WSP Director, Professor Andrew Steer is one of the first recipients of the Jian Zhou Medal from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences for his contribution to reducing the burden of scabies.  
Meet the World Scabies Program Director Professor Andrew Steer

Meet the World Scabies Program Director Professor Andrew Steer

Watch WSP Program Director, Professor Andrew Steer, explain the World Scabies Program  - what is scabies, who scabies effects, and how the program will work to eliminate scabies as a public health problem in Fiji and Solomon Islands.
WHO informal consultation on a framework for scabies control, meeting report

WHO informal consultation on a framework for scabies control, meeting report

WSP partners made significant contributions to this recent document published by WHO outlining a framework for scabies control that includes community wide treatment.

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