Basic Schools begin deworming of Learners against Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis

The School Health Education Programme Unit (SHEP) of the Ghana Education Service, Partners and the Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) programme of Ghana Health Service have begun a 4 day school based deworming exercise as part of their annual activities.

The deworming exercise is to control the prevalence of Schistosomiasis and soil transmitted Helminthiasis in school children targeted at KG(5yrs) to JHS.

The Mass drug administration will be held in 178 Districts across the country and in 32,371 Basic schools.

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The total number of students to reach is 6,134,934.07.

Prior to the drug administration, there were series of trainings for the SHEP coordinators in GES and NTP officers of GHS.

The Region and Districts involved were also educated and sensitize on the benefits of taking the drugs and the need to support their wards to take them.

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Ellis Ferdinand is a Journalist, Blogger and Founder of Ellis Multimedia, a parent company of EducationGhana.org, an Online Education News Blog, PoliticsGhana.com and GhanaNaija.net.Ellis Ferdinand is a Graduate of Accra College of Education and the University of Cape Coast, where he obtained a Diploma In Basic Education and a Bachelor of Education in Accounting. He is currently Reading his Master of Philosophy in Curriculum and Pedagogic Studies at the University of Education, Winneba in Ghana.Ellis Ferdinand won Blogger of the Year at the 2018 National Students’ Awards and was also adjudged 14th Best Ghanain Blogger in 2018 among the Top 50 Ghanaian Bloggers of 2018.He introduced the Concept of Education Blogging in Ghana in 2014 with his famous blog EducationGhana.net. now EducationGhana.orgHis Blog won Best Media Promoting Education in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively, an Award organized by Neogenics Education Consult.In 2019, He adjudged the Most Promising West African Blogger of the Year in Nigeria. He won Writer of the Year at the 2021 EDUCOM AWARDS

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