Pakistan Deworming Initiative Through Cross Sectoral Engagement/Collaboration of the Federal and Provincial Governments of Pakistan and the Technical Assistance Partnership of IRD Pakistan and Indus Health Network
Session Date: April 23, 2021
Session Description: With the baseline established as a result of 1st National Prevalence Survey on Soil-Transmitted Helminths, the Government of Pakistan utilized the opportunity to launch a deworming program in at-risk areas targeting 17 million school-age children annually. The presentation will cover how the Technical Assistance Partnership of IRD Pakistan and Indus Health Network advocated with the Federal and Provincial Governments of Pakistan to develop a multi-sectoral school-based deworming program and how the program sustainability is being ensured.