Cambodia: Linking health and education systems in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

Development Progress Cambodia Linking health and education systems in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDS) • Primary NER • Remote Rural Primary Girls Primary NER PROGRESS IN ENROLMENT IN PRIMARY EDUCATION 100% NER= Net Enrolment Ratio 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 LEADING TO... MORE STUDENTS HAVE LEARNT ABOUT NTDS: Signs & symptoms Transmission Prevention Long-term consequences 100% 80% 60% More children reached by the deworming campaign. 40% 20% 2009 • 2013 This strategy has a multiplicative effect as children go back home and tell their families what they have learned at school, becoming also an effective channel to reach mothers, families and the broader community. More children reached by the health education curricula. I National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control (CNM) Sources: 1. Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of the Kingdom of Cambodia (MOEYS) I 2. School Health Wogr8 Department of the MOEYS in collaboration with Helen Keller International and support from Children Without Worms