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National post-MDA scabies prevalence survey complete in Fiji
The WSP Fiji team have just successfully completed a national post-MDA prevalence survey for scabies!This survey commenced in February in the Northern Division and has just finished in the Eastern division. Out in the field, the survey teams heard many heartwarming stories of scabies being treated by the MDA.The end of this survey means that WSP has collected national data on the prevalence of scabies in Fiji following the MDA last year - a huge achievement! -
Solomon Islands National Scabies Mass Drug Administration Launch Event
This month, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services supported by the World Scabies Program will launch a nationwide mass drug administration (MDA) campaign to address scabies. A launch event will be held on the 4th of June 2024 from 10am to 11am at the Futsal Courts next to Multipurpose Hall in Chinatown.
Solomon Islands is the first ever country in the world to commit to having two consecutive rounds of MDA which is a huge investment for the future and working towards eliminating scabies as a public health problem for the long term.
The MDA campaign started in Temotu in March with Central, Isabel and Western Provinces commencing in June; Makira, Malaita and Renbel Provinces in July; and Choiseul, Guadalcanal and Honiara in August.
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Prevalence survey training complete in Fiji's Central and Eastern divisions
This week, WSP Fiji have been diligently training nurses and data officers for the upcoming post-MDA scabies prevalence survey in both Central and Eastern Division.The training ran over three days at Suva’s Twomey Hospital, and finished with a visit to a nearby village for a mock survey, where the survey teams put their training into action! -
Permethrin cream arrives in Honiara
Exciting times, permethrin cream has arrived in Honiara!
The team has been working up a sweat unloading 495 boxes this week! We are getting ready for the start of the Mass Drug Administration in Solomon Islands in June.
Go team!
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Community consultations underway in Fiji
The WSP Fiji team have been visiting communities in Fiji’s Central and Western divisions to consult on our upcoming work. We will be training Community Health Workers on scabies transmission and treatments so they can share this knowledge with their local community. We had a great time testing out a new scabies Flipchart, which we will be providing to the Community Health Workers. -
Post MDA prevalence survey complete in Fiji's Western Division
Over the past 2 weeks the WSP Fijian team have been hard at work in the Western Division conducting the post MDA scabies prevalence survey.
The nursing units have been using their skin examination skills and have finished surveying the local community this week. Up next is the Central and Eastern divisions of Fiji with training taking place in May.A big vinaka to all the nurses and the wonderful Fijian community for participating in the survey! -
WSP team attends Ministry of Health & Medical Services workshop in Solomon Islands
In March, the WSP team took part in a workshop to review the Solomon Islands Ministry Of Health & Medical Services new Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) unit's 5-year corporate plan.The workshop was attended by Solomon Island's Provincial Health Directors, partner organisations (including WSP, Kirby Institute, and The Fred Hollows Foundation) and NTD unit staff.Huge congratulations to the NTD unit team for bringing these different actors together for an opportunity to participate in co-design and collaboration in action. -
Post MDA prevalence survey continues in Fiji's Western Division
The Fiji team has had a bustling week in Lautoka, gearing up for a post MDA scabies prevalence survey in the Western Division!
Nurses were trained to perform skin examinations for scabies and bacterial skin infections, and data officers learnt how to use Redcap to collect the data on tablets.Then, the survey team headed to a village for a mock exercise to put their skin examination practice into action!They'll be hitting the field post-Easter on Tuesday to commence the survey. -
MDA underway in Solomon Islands
MDA is now underway in Solomon Islands, starting in Temotu Province!
These nurses and health workers will be travelling around Temotu province in the coming month to deliver 2 doses of scabies medicine to the 20,000 people living there thanks to Solomon Islands and Australia partnership in health.
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Team Solomon Islands ready for MDA round 2!
The team in Solomon Islands have spent the last few weeks very busily finalising budgets, gathering supplies, measuring and painting height sticks and preparing training materials.MDA kicks off in Temotu next week!
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