Tanzania: A Meal, Then a Pill - How Tanzania's Campaign is Transforming Child Health
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[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Lunchboxes in hand, the children at Vikuruti Primary School in Mlandizi, within the Kibaha District of the Coast region in Tanzania, chat and laugh while they eat. This meal is a necessary step before taking their medica
Tanzania: A Meal, Then a Pill - How Tanzania's Campaign is Transforming Child Health
[allAfrica] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- Lunchboxes in hand, the children at Vikuruti Primary School in Mlandizi, within the Kibaha District of the Coast region in Tanzania, chat and laugh while they eat. This meal is a necessary step before taking their medication. But this is no ordinary school activity. The campaign is part of Tanzania's Mass Drug Administration (MDA), which aims to treat neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) such as schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (STH). Read more
