Mass drug administration campaign with ivermectin (IMAGE)

Mundo Sano España

Mass drug administration campaign with ivermectin

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A healthcare worker delivers three ivermectin tablets to a patient during a mass drug administration campaign to control soil-transmitted helminths. Currently, ivermectin is dosed individually based on weight or height, with children under 90cm, under 15kg or under 5 years of age being excluded.

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Fundación Mundo Sano

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