April 2016 What are NTDs Soil transmitted helminths Worms Round worm Whip worm Hook worm Schistosomiasis Trachoma Lymphatic filariasis elephantiasis Onchocerciasis river blindness ID: 736306
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Why WASH-NTDs Matter
WASHplus ProjectApril 2016Slide2
What are NTDs?
Soil transmitted helminths (Worms)Round wormWhip wormHook wormSchistosomiasisTrachomaLymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)Onchocerciasis (river blindness)Slide3
How to address NTDs?
Preventive chemotherapyInnovative and intensified disease managementVector control and pesticide managementSafe drinking water, basic sanitation and hygiene services and educationVeterinary public health servicesSlide4
Elimination or Control
Trachoma is targeted for elimination by 2020Schistosomiasis and STH are targeted for controlSlide5Slide6
STH - Worms
MDA is first line of defenseTo prevent reinfectionEffective SanitationSewage disposal and treatmentShoes (to prevent for hook worm)Slide7
Schistosomiasis
Mass drug administrationTo break the cycle/prevent reinfectionImproved sanitationSave drinking waterSnail controlNo peeing in rivers/lakesSlide8
Trachoma
SAFE StrategySurgery for people with trachoma troustrichaisisAntibiotics to reduce chlamydial infectionFacial cleanliness to reduce transmission riskEnvironmental improvementsSanitation, hygiene behaviors, face washingSlide9
Focus on Behaviors
Proper Sanitation
Handwashing
Face Washing
Safe Storage & Treatment of Water
Wearing shoes
No Peeing in Open Water
No Bathing/Playing in Open Water Sources
Safe Feces DisposalSlide10
Common ground for
collaboration
Source: WHO, 2015