Sierra Leone achieves nationwide decline in neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

SIERRA LEONE ACHIEVES NATIONWIDE DECLINE IN NTDS REDUCING NTDS de crease in 60% River blin dness 80% be ween 2007 and 2009 de crease in 90% Elepha ntass COVERAGE RATE be ween 2007 and 2011 de crease in 66% snas lever be ween 2009 and 2012 Mass Drug Administration treated over 5 million of the co untry's estimated 6 million people each year for the past four years. Inte stnal worms: on the verge of being controlled, with few people heavily infected. Sources: WHO (n.d.]; Koroma etal. (2013]; Sesay et al. (2014]; Ministry of Health and Samtation (2010]