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A Step-by-Step Guide
Are you
currently working in schools where it’s time to deworm?
This guide is for Ministries of Education, state governments,
and NGOs who run school systems or who work in schools or visit them
regularly and who are interested in starting deworming programs within
these schools.
Deworming in
schools is easy: programs can be
plugged into existing school infrastructure at low cost. Deworm
the World has made it even easier by providing resources for each
step. Deworm the World will provide kits, manuals, additional
materials, and technical support—as well as facilitate communication
and collaboration between organizations—to assist your organization in
following this guide.
Deworming
drugs are safe and can be delivered orally without the need for
diagnosis. Under the direction of local health professionals, teachers
can be easily trained to deliver the drugs on their own.
School-aged children are most at risk of worm infections, so targeting
through schools is a highly effective method for achieving widespread
coverage of treatment.
This
step-by-step guide is based on the six steps established by the World
Health Organization (WHO) which describe how to set up a deworming
program in schools (Action Against Worms, January 2004).
Not from an
educational organization?
Click here for resources for donors,
groups already running deworming projects, activists, and journalists.
Photo courtesy of PCD
