48 million Nigerian children need deworming as Lagos takes action
The Lagos State Ministry of Health Neglected Tropical Diseases unit will conduct a mass school-based deworming campaign from May 20 to May 24, 2024.
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GHS begins nation-wide deworming exercise
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 1.5 billion people, or nearly one in four of the world’s population, are infected globally with intestinal worms with over 880 million school-aged children in need of treatment.
Anthony Adofo Ofosu Franklyn Asiedu Bekoe Ghana Education Service Health Equity To Eliminate Schistosomiasis Ghana Health Service World Health Organization
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