Tanzania: Govt Campaign Seeks to Control Elephantiasis

THE government has embarked on a campaign to control Lymphatic Filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, in Dar es Salaam Region through massive drug administration targeting 4.5 million people aged five years and above.

The Chief Medical Officer Prof Muhammad Kambi said yesterday in the city that the free massive drug administration in the region will commence on November 28 to December 3, this year.

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