Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
En Français- Overview
- Lymphatic
Filariasis (LF) - Schistosomiasis
- Soil-Transmitted
Helminths (STHs)
The Problem
- Soil-transmitted helminths, (STHs), which include hookworm, roundworm and whipworm, have plagued humans since earliest recorded history and are estimated to infect one billion people worldwide.
- These chronic, disabling and often disfiguring infections contribute to a downward cycle of poverty and deprivation.
What HKI Is Doing
- HKI has worked to control STHs for over 10 years as part of integrated anemia control, including integration of de-worming into school health programs, into vitamin A supplementation campaigns for children younger than 5 years of age, and as part of prenatal services.
- In Cameroon, the STH program is being integrated into the existing onchocerciasis CDTI network and is part of a global strategy to integrate community-based programs. The program will reach more than 1 million people in Cameroon.
- Program Locations
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Guinea
- Mali
- Niger
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Tanzania
- Recent News
- HKI Promotes Vitamin A Supplementation During National Health Campaign in Sierra Leone
- "Geographical Distribution of Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis and Preventive Chemotherapy Strategies in Sierra Leone"
- "Control of the neglected tropical diseases needs a long-term commitment"
- more...
- Key Publications
- Geographical analysis of the role of water supply and sanitation in the risk of helminth infections of children in West Africa
- From morbidity control to transmission control: time to change tactics against helminths on Unguja Island, Zanzibar
- Improved mapping strategy to better inform policy on the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Sierra Leone
- more...
