Population At-Risk Of Intestinal Worms
| # of at-risk districts | School-Age Children Population |
|---|---|
| 5 | 260,272 |
Background
Efforts to conduct deworming in Gilgit-Baltistan started as early as 2020 with the formulation of a Steering Committee and a Drafting Subcommittee. Policy & Institutional Framework and partnership agreement (Letter of Intent) has been signed upon by the relevant departments and plans are underway to conduct deworming in 5 at-risk districts of Gilgit-Baltistan by June 2022. District Management Committees (DMCs) in all 5 at-risk districts have been set up.
The deworming campaign was carried out in Gilgit Baltistan from 7-9 June 2022 and around 117,678 children were dewormed across the schools in 5 at-risk districts of Gilgit Baltistan.
Key Achievements 2022
The programmatic achievements for KP Deworming Initiative can be determined by the targets achieved to date, stakeholders successfully engaged, and public funding of the program committed by the government of Pakistan.
Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Rounds conducted till date
1
Achievements for 2022
Children treated
117,678
Therapeutic coverage
53%
Health officials trained on adverse events
135
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