- [[Joseph Opare]]: We dont have a separate program for STH and schisto. With the schisto program we have categories. The policy
- There's the misconception that these drugs are for family planning, not for deworming. Insufficient WASH facilities and fear of side effects. The water they drink is from the well and the damps. There's a kind of chronic infection. That came very clearly. If there are 2 drugs and one doesn't have a lot of side effects but the other does. There is that fear, specially with the parents. Also they wondered if it was going to be effective. When thinking about the
- Opare: About the misconceptions. Sometimes these ideas are from the opposition just to win support. That's have we have come up with. Maybe we can get in touch with religious leaders from churches around the thing. About out of school. SAC children can be in school and out of school. We don't have medicines for community treatment. The implementation is done by both institutions. teachers provide the medication. In terms of AEs the policy is very simple: the district needs to inform every thing and establish paths of communication. pzq and alb are given at the same time. After the formative studies, what additional info? at the national level its fine, the concern has been from parents about SAEs.
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- About the misconception. In most of interventions that are given for free you find these misconceptions. They main reason is the communication. How much are we giving for communication and advocacy? Communication is key. The moment we go to the field and talk about the FDC to the communities. The community start developing their own ideas. We need to invest from the beginning. Think about the communication that moves together with the development of the drug.
FMS
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