School deworming exercise against NTDs to start September 26

This year's national school deworming exercise against Neglected Tropical Diseases, NTDs will start on Monday the 26th of this month.
 
The exercise which is expected to last for one week with the possibility of an extension is aimed at reducing the prevalence of NTDs in Ghana by 2020.

At a news briefing in Accra, the Deputy Programmes Manager for NTDs at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Kofi Marfo said the disease affects about seven million people yearly in Ghana. 

This he said is unacceptable and called for a change in attitude especially with open defecation.

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