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Schistosomiasis Control Program - Department of Health Website
Schistosomiasis Control Program - Department of Health Website
Schistosomiasis Control Program - Department of Health Website
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Vision
Mission
Synchronized and harmonized public and private stakeholders’ efforts in the elimination of schistosomiasis in the Philippines
Objectives
Program Components
Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms called trematodes or blood flukes. It is endemic in the
Philippines affecting 1,599 barangays (villages), in 189 municipalities (towns) and 15 cities, in 28 endemic provinces, in 12 regions. The
total population at risk is approximately 12 million with 2.5 million individuals directly exposed to the disease. It is transmitted through
contact with fresh water infested with the cercarial schistosome of the parasite that penetrates human skin. Given the magnitude of the
problem of schistosomiasis in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) strengthened the Schistosomiasis Control and Elimination
Program by adopting a multi- pronged multi-stakeholders’ approach and fueling additional funding.
1. Preventive Chemotherapy
2. Intensified Case Management
3. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
4. Veterinary Public Health and the Promotion of Animal Health under One Health Approach.
5. Effective Intermediate Host Control and Surveillance
Partner Institutions
Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International, Save the Children, Plan International, WHO, DA, DepEd, DILG, NIA, Academe, LGUs
Program Accomplishments/Status
1. Formulation and development of the strategic plan to cut transmission of schistosomiasis infection in the Philippines, 2018-2025
2. Demonstration project for the control of aanimal schistosomiasis and promotion of animal health in Northern Samar
3. Updating of endemic maps on snail transmission sites in the Philippines
4. Establishment of the Laboratory Network for NTDs addresses by preventibe chemotherapy
5. Capability building of LGU partners on the Coverage Supervision Tool (CST) to monitor and improved MDA coverage
6. Policy Development on surveillance and response of the snail vector of schistosomiasis
7. Policy development on updated mass drug administration under the preventive chemotherapy strategy for schistosomiasis endemic
baranagys in the Philippines
Statistics
The National Prevalence is 4.68% (Focal Survey, 2017) with 435 (27%) Barangays having prevalence of >5%, 357 (22%) Barangays with
prevalence of > 1% but < 5% and 379 (24%) with Prevalence of < 1%.
Program Manager
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