Ivermectin campaign for scabies to be rolled out in the Solomon Islands

NewsDesk @bactiman63 An anti-parasitic drug will be rolled out on mass scale in the Solomon Islands to prevent scabies, a contagious, intensely itchy skin condition that affects a third of the nation's children. Murdoch Children's Research Institute's Sarah Andersson and Professor Andrew Steer from the World Scabies Program are leading the mass drug administration (MDA) program with the Solomon Islands' Ministry of Health [...]

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