Congratulations to WHO on the completion of a Mass Drug Administration in Cox’s Bazar

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024 - 12:00 PM

The World Scabies Program would like to offer our colleagues in Bangladesh a huge congratulations for the recent completion of a Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for scabies in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char Islands. The World Scabies Program were pleased to be able offer the WHO and their partners technical advice and support.

The MDA that took place from November 2023 to February 2024 and treated almost 1 million people utilising ivermectin and permethrin cream in 33 refugee camps. This MDA was necessary after a prevalence survey found there was at 39% scabies prevalence rate before the MDA intervention.

A short video about the MDA can be found here and more information on the WHO Website.