Mass Drug Administration begins in South Sudan
A mass drug administration campaign in South Sudan addressing the high rates of onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis recently started, which aims to reach around 1.7 million people at risk of two of the most harmful neglected tropical diseases. This year’s campaign is expanding into five new counties, adding to the successful programme in […]
Mass drug administration
Mass Drug Administration campaigns distribute preventive medicines to communities at risk of neglected tropical diseases.
NTD prevention in South Sudan
A mass drug administration (MDA) campaign targeting onchocerciasis (also known as ‘river blindness’) and lymphatic filariasis began in South Sudan earlier this month. These two Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are among the five endemic NTDs that respond to Preventive Chemotherapy (PC-NTDs). MENTOR and the NTD Department of the South Sudanese Ministry of Health are delivering […]
Community-based deworming campaign launched in two provinces in Angola
A Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign targeting the two most prevalent Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Angola was launched last week (29 March). For the first time in the country, deworming treatments are being administered to children outside of schools and adults at the community level. This new approach makes sure the drugs used to […]
World NTD Day
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are estimated to cause suffering to over 1.7 billion people worldwide. MENTOR is working with its partners to tackle NTDs such as dengue and leishmaniasis, in the challenging context of humanitarian emergencies. The disease burden is especially high in these settings due to conflict, inaccessibility and populations that are often displaced […]
Targeting Neglected Tropical Diseases in South Sudan
The MENTOR Initiative is working closely with its partners to control and subsequently eliminate onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis in South Sudan, which are among the five endemic Neglected Tropical Diseases that respond to Preventive Chemotherapy (PC-NTDs). MENTOR and the South Sudan National NTD Programme, with funding from The END Fund, is targeting onchocerciasis – commonly […]