WHO donates 15 million tablets to curb Neglected Tropical Diseases

The drugs willl help eliminate elephantiasis, bilharzia and soil-transmitted helminths.

In Summary

• The focus will be on the Coastal region, Lake Victoria basin, and Western regions, where the burden of these diseases remains highest.
• They include 7.8 million Mebendazole tablets, 7.2 million Praziquantel tablets, 444,000 Diethylcarbamazine Citrate tablets and 177,000 Albendazole tablets.