WHO trains 100 Nigerians to treat new diseases

They were trained yesterday in partnership with National Association of Seadogs Medical Mission and Volunteers Corps.Officials from the Cross River State ministry of Health were also on hand to help administer and distribute drugs, namely Mectizan and Albendazole, including mosquito-treated nets to communities.Project Director of WHO/NTDs office in the state Ministry of Health, Dr. Hillary […]

They were trained yesterday in partnership with National Association of Seadogs Medical Mission and Volunteers Corps.
Officials from the Cross River State ministry of Health were also on hand to help administer and distribute drugs, namely Mectizan and Albendazole, including mosquito-treated nets to communities.
Project Director of WHO/NTDs office in the state Ministry of Health, Dr. Hillary Adie, said that the move is to stem the spread of about seven NTDs which had been identified to be prevalent in some communities in the state.
The NTDs are Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis), Onchocerciasis, Trachoma, Schistosomiasis (snail fever), Trichuriasis (whipworm), Ascariasis (roundworm) and Hookworm.
Dr Adie stated that the world body decided to partner the association to ensure effective distribution to communities especially in Calabar South, Calabar Municipality and Abi local government areas of the state where coverage was still poor.
“These drugs are free and they are for specific diseases. They are meant to help reduce the scourge of NTDs. We are calling on NAS to help ensure effective distribution so the masses use them.
“We have problems with Calabar South because we are strangers so they don’t listen to us . We have been working with some health workers but it had not been effective. We have distribution challenges in Calabar South, Calabar Municipality and Abi LGAs.”