Training and Refresher in Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Morbidity due to S. haematobium Infection – a Follow-Up to the 2004 Training in Niger
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Launch of Mass Drug Administration Campaign against Schistosomiasis and Soil-transmitted Helminths in Mopti Region.
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In September 2004, a training workshop was held in Niamey, Niger, on the use
of ultrasound for the diagnosis of morbidity due to S.haematobium. The
workshop was held for the SCI supported Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted
Helminth Control Programmes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. The aim was to
train two candidates from each country to undertake the ultrasound
examinations, forming the morbidity component of the monitoring and
evaluation studies which are an essential part of the control programmes.
The
launch of the treatment campaign against schistosomiasis and STH in Mopti
region was held on 18 May 2005 at the Groupe Scolaire Robert Cissé
at Mopti. Representatives from the administrative and political authorities
attended the event. Many of the local population were present. The launch
was covered by regional media and was broadcast by national television and
radio.