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“Wash your leg, or other part of your body affected by lymphoedema , with soap and clean water.”. S urgery. A ntibiotics. F acial cleanliness. E nvironmental improvement. Kato-Katz. concentration. How to incorporate WASH in NTD programmes?.
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“Wash your leg, or other part of your body affected by lymphoedema, with soap and clean water.”
Surgery Antibiotics Facial cleanliness Environmental improvement
Kato-Katz concentration
How to incorporate WASH in NTD programmes? • Target behaviour change communication to improve desired hygiene / sanitation practices • Ensure departments responsible for Water and Sanitation are active members of NTD programme task force/committees/steering groups • Advocate for WASH initiatives to be prioritised to NTD endemic areas • Promote improved sanitation facilities/strategies that reduce vector breeding sites