Population At-Risk Of Intestinal Worms
| # of at-risk districts | School-Age Children Population |
|---|---|
| 4 | 509,473 |
Background
A Multisectoral Steering Committee, which is chaired by the Secretary Health AJ&K, was formulated in 2021 to provide strategic direction to the program. To lead the operational decision-making of the program at a provincial level a Technical Working Group (TWG) was constituted and for the implementation at the district level, District Management Committees (DMCs) in all 4 at-risk districts have been set up.
Rigorous efforts by the government stakeholders in Health, Education and Planning & Development departments, as well as by the technical assistance partners, IRD and Evidence Action are underway to deworm 0.509 million school-age children in at-risk districts of AJ&K. Orientations of all DMCs have been conducted and a tentative date of 2022 is been decided for Deworming Week 2022.
First round of MDA was conducted on 30th May – 2nd June 2022 with the help of teachers across the 4 districts of AJK deworming around 303837 children with the help of around 3700 teachers. The second round of deworming was conducted from 15-16 February 2023 and around 381000 SAC have been dewormed by involving around 4045 teachers.
Key Achievements 2023
Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Rounds conducted till date
2
Achievements for 2023
Children treated in 2023
381,500
Therapeutic coverage
73%
Health officials trained on adverse events
135
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