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Solomon Islands launches Mass Drug Administration Campaign Against Scabies and Yaws
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Scabies Program, WHO and the Kirby Institute are preparing a mass drug distribution campaign targeting scabies and yaws at the community level.
View a recent article published in The Solomon Times about the scabies MDA here
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The Big SHIFT study finds ivermectin reduces the incidence of bacterial complications of scabies
Scabies is an important predisposing factor of impetigo which can lead to serious bacterial complications. A recent study, known as The Big Skin Health Intervention Fiji Trial (Big SHIFT) found that ivermectin-based mass drug administration can not only reduce scabies and impetigo but also reduce serious bacterial complications.
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WSP Program Manager Sarah Andersson is the new chair for the WHO STAG on Access to safe, efficacious and quality assured health products for NTD
The WSP Program Manager, Sarah Andersson, is the new chair for the World Health Organization Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on NTD on Access to safe, efficacious and quality assured health products for NTD (STAG WGA).
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In memory of Dr Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela
The World Scabies Program is deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Mwelecele Ntuli Malacela, Director of the World Health Organization's Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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World NTD Day 2022
Incredible progress has been made to beat NTDs, but if we are to reach the WHO roadmap goals we must all be 100 percent Committed to delivering on the Kigali Declaration on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This World NTD Day join the movement:
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WSPs baseline surveys in Fiji and Solomon Islands - December 2021
In 2021 WSP made significant progress in conducting baseline national prevalence surveys, using population-based cluster-randomised methodology. In both countries, teams found scabies and other skin conditions to be problematic for many communities reinforcing the need for skin NTD programs in these Pacific Islands. Analysis of data is underway, and results will be available in early 2022.
To find out more about the methodology and implementation in each country visit the Our Work section here.
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WSP partnered with Mediaplanet UK to launch the NTDs campaign! Read an interview with WSP about beating scabies!
Launching today! We partnered with Mediaplanet UK to bring together the NTDs campaign – aiming to highlight how we can successfully achieve the WHO’s 2030 road map and ensure the elimination of NTDs.
Visit http://bit.ly/3Aj0zLb to read an interview with WSP about beating scabies!
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Scabies Control Framework Published
A new policy paper titled A Framework for Scabies Control is now available in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. In this paper the authors outline recommendations from the WHO Informal Consultation for a Framework for Scabies Control and discusses the approach in the context of the WHO Roadmap for NTDs 2021-2030.
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Scabies course available on OpenWHO learning platform
The World Scabies Program contributed to a new scabies online course developed by the World Health Organisation and now available on the OpenWHO learning platform. The scabies course if free and open to all.
Click here to Enrol today and start learning about scabies!
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Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award WSP Video
The Macquarie Group Foundation interviewed the WSP Director, Prof. Andrew Steer, on how the World Scabies Program aims to demonstrate that scabies can be eliminated as a public health problem at a national scale and how the program is working in the context of COVID-19.
Visit the Macquarie Group Foundation website to watch the video now.
Link to video: macq.co/6017ynnvU
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