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Informal Consultation on
Soil Transmitted Helminthaisis in the WHO South
East Asia Region, New Delhi, 10-11 October 2011
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 WHO SEARO organized a two-day Informal
Consultation on 10 – 11 October 2011 on the burden of soil – transmitted helminthaisis (STH) in SEA Region, and plans to scale up
preventive chemotherapy to school – age children. Articipants
included technical experts, national programme
managers from high – burden Member countries, and partners. Dr. RC Mahajan, Emeritus Professor, Parasitology,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India,
chaired the consultation.
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What is Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis
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Soil-transmitted helminthiasis
(STH) or intestinal worm infection is the commonest parasitic infection
worldwide. The common helminths are roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides),
whipworm (Trichuris
trichiura) and hookworm (Necator americanus).
About 500 million
people in the South-East Asia Region are chronically infected with STH and
all 11 countries in the Region are endemic. Infection rates differ according
to ecology, but, in some communities, are as high as 95%.
The infections predominantly occur in school-age children. Magnitude of STH…
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Soil-transmitted
Helminthiasis
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Control of STH
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Control of STH has
not received sufficient priority or policy support, even though it costs less
than three US cents for the treatment of an individual,.
Countries largely depend on external support to implement the programmes. The major challenge
is to ensure political commitment and priority for prevention and control of
this disease and to advocate for resources for effective implementation of
cost-effective interventions.
The Region aims to
reduce morbidity and mortality caused by… More info…
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