Cambodia: On the road to elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

Development Progress Cambodia On the road to elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDS) INTESTINAL WORMS (Soil-transmitted helminthiasis) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Cambodia is the first country 1st to surpass the World Health Organization's (WHO) goal of providing.. 2009 2010 2011 FIRST COUNTRY 75% „6 years .covering 85% of school-aged children in 2011. ahead of schedule'... of school-aged children with regular anti-worm treatment... SNAIL FEVER (Schistosomiasis) Snail fever is virtually eliminated due to Cambodia's VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED effective program. . but only 0.5% in 2003?. 70% of school-aged children were infected in 1995... |2005 ELEPHANTIASIS (Lymphatic filarasis) 2006 Elephantiasis is in the process of being certified for elimination 2007 CERTIFIED FOR ELIMINATION 2008 by the WHO. 2009 5 years of successful treatment Sources: 1. World Health Organization & Asian Development Bank, 2014 I 2. Sinoun et al., 2007; Croce et al.,2009 1 3. WHO – World Health Organization – [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.who.int. [Accessed 29 May 2014] Wogr8