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WHO and Ministry of Health conduct mass drug administration against river blindness in South Sudan

Community drug distributors and WHO staff with poles they use to measure the height of participants during a mass drug administration. Height is used to determine the proper treatment dosage for participants. e.g. an individual who is above 158 cm, which has the number 4, would receive four doses of ivermectin
10 February 2016

WHO Representative gears up to tackle Cholera in the Lake zone Regions

Director of Health Quality Assuarance encouraging use of the Cholera treatment wall charts in the CTCs for correct management of patients
10 February 2016

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