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Africa: Deworming Women During Pregnancy Has a Positive Effect On Child Survival and Health
WHO, 29 April 2021
A recent study has found that mothers receiving deworming treatment during pregnancy reduce by 14% the risk of their child dying within the first four weeks after birth. Another… Read more »
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Nigeria: Deworming - One Sure Answer to School Enrolment and Retention
This Day, 21 January 2021
About 582 LGAs have been confirmed to be endemic to worms- one leading factor militating against school enrolment. With 2021-2022/2025 being pegged by the World Health Organisation… Read more »
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Cameroon: 'Intestinal Worms Could Cause Stunted Growth in Children'
Cameroon Tribune, 14 December 2020
Prof Louis-Albert Tchuem Tchuenté, Coordinator of the National Programme for the Control of Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Helminthiasis. Read more »
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Africa: 'Worms and Ladders' Game Cuts Infection Rates in Kids
SciDev.Net, 21 October 2020
Researchers have developed an educational board game called Worms and Ladders that can teach school-aged children basic hygiene to help reduce soil-transmitted intestinal worms… Read more »
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Africa: Deworming Cuts Child Deaths, Saves Mothers
Nation, 15 May 2021
Deworming during pregnancy reduces the risk of a child dying within the first four weeks after birth by 14 per cent and prevents a mother from developing anaemia, a new study has… Read more »