Niger NTD Control Programme Conducts National Evaluation Workshop of the Integrated Mass Treatment Campaign 2008
On the 15th July 2008 the Niger NTD Control Programme held a national evaluation workshop of their 2008 integrated mass treatment campaign. The evaluation workshop was opened by the Minister of Health, his honourable Issa Lamine, and SCI’s Regional Programme Manager, Elisa Bosqué-Oliva. Participants included: Niger’s WHO Representative, Dr. Khadidiatou Mbaye; representatives from international NGOs such as The Carter Center, Handicap International, and International Trachoma Initiative; Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education officials from the national, regional and district levels, and national vertical programme managers. |
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Research and Control Workshop (July 2008): Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Francophone AfricaIn collaboration with the Research Network for Schistosomiasis in Africa (RSNA) and WHO’s TDR (Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases), the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) organised a three day workshop in Bamako, Mali. The workshop focused on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth control and research in Francophone Africa. |
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Video Documentaries on Schistosomiasis and the Work of the SCIThree documentaries covering the impact of schistosomiasis and the work of the SCI have been made available via this web site. |
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AcknowledgementsSCI is grateful to Feed The Children, a partner in the worldwide program to raise health standards in countries where worms are a major problem in child nutrition. The supply of mebendazole for deworming is part of Feed the Children's ongoing program, and Feed The Children has announced that they are proud to be partners with WHO and SCI in the deworming program in Burundi and Rwanda by donating an annual supply of mebendazole. The first 1 million doses have been received in each country and have already been distributed in Rwanda. SCI thanks the following donors and partners for their support:
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