Rte Y OEP) ee To) se a) COU UU ELIMINATING SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTHIASES AS A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IN CHILDREN PROGRESS REPORT 2001-2010 AND STRATEGIC PLAN 2011-2020 Scanned with CamScannerHO Levy Gating Pbloaon Osta Sol taeritodhotitiaas: ering so varetodtelnatines ms apublcesth poten incite: Hogs repot 2001-2010 and hae pan 2011-2020, “Went tani. 2 Hott 3Sol- paso 4 OL Heath Ogaiton. IsEN978 92 ¢ 1505129 eM clasfezon Wo 800) (© World WeatthOrgantzation 2012 ‘rts esd Public! here pniztn ae ae cn te HO we lento. ii) conte prcazed tor WHO Pes Wo eC granton, 20 Aes Ao 1211 Gre 27, ‘Swan fe: +81 22 79 3264 fae +41 227914857 eral: ockarato, Rees er emésonoepadie or rsa HO pbs - weber fe tf rca aetion soit abteses tb WHO Pas rou tO we te ip enebuiabozeerseaton, fo hamevdoxt ‘The esnairs ered and te preston othe rata nbs pttatcn co tir te exnesion ‘lay open vaso on te pt ol he Wr Haan Oxgsiaten cccering Be eg Sats fay county ery. cor ear of saute or arcernng te ciation ot stort cx bosses Dota ies on rags eset apraxia border Irs or whch Pere may ryt be a areona ‘To etn of space compar er of ootin mandacres’ prec des rot iy at they se ered of teoormerdty th Wid Heat Ogandaton in proeence oer fa Sl rte Pat ‘ae not mortened. Eres ad omissions ewepd, te aes poy roots re Osi by ital pel ters Arecorbi ecto even tke bye Woid Hath Ogrizen very Peltraen contin intispibieton. Hovews, te pleted materi bok et ted wire warn oy Hed, Pex ered or ingle. The sporty br te niepreoton and uve oe mala es wn be ede. Fo eet tal te Wed Hea Cerzaton be lb or cranesatsrg tom ts e, Pitan Fence wwomwromerzat2 4 Scanned with CamScannerEXECUTIVE SUMMARY Elminating sil transmitted helminthiases as public health problem hildren ™Executive summary Soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) affect more than 2 billion people worldwide. In 2001, the World Health Assembly resolved to attain by 2010 a ‘minimum target of regular administration of chemotherapy to at least 75% and up to 100% ofall school-age children at risk of morbidity from the disease. To achieve the target set by World Health Assembly Resolution WHAS4.19, efforts must be intensified to eliminate STH as a public-health problem. In 2010, only about a third of children requiring treatment had access to anthelminthic m and two thirds had not been reached. Eliminating soil-ransmitted helminthiasis as a public health problem in children: progress report 2001-2010 and strategic plan 2011-2020 reports the progress made during the first 10 years of implementing control programmes, and identifies new ‘opportunities and challenges for scaling up control activities. A timeline is proposed for achieving the 75% coverage target by 2020. The strategic plan sets out a dynamic approach to achieve the elements of Resolution WHAS4.19 based on an evaluation of progress and an analysis of why the target has not been universally achieved. Identification of the problems that impede greater access to anthelminthic medicines is the key to proposing practical solutions that can be implemented within the context of preventive chemotherapy. Progress report 2001-2010 Despite the important increase in the number of children who receive preventive chemotherapy every year, only 200 million school-age children of the £600 million in need received treatment in 2010. Large-scale and successful control activities implemented during 2001-2010 demonstrate the feasibility of large-scale deworming, and these experiences have informed the development of tools to facilitate the work of control managers. Scanned with CamScanner