Kaduna targets 1m children in snail fever treatment campaign (opens original article in a new tab)

Kaduna State, with support from Sightsavers, is preparing a mass treatment campaign to target over one million children against schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, by deploying community drug distributors and trained health workers to endemic areas.

• Kaduna State Ministry of Health and Sightsavers prepare to treat over one million children against schistosomiasis
• Treatment will be implemented in 23 local government areas, focusing on endemic wards with varying treatment frequencies
• Community Drug Distributors and trained health workers will be mobilized to distribute Praziquantel