Building community health resilience and alleviating poverty through multisectoral cooperation for elimination of schistosomiasis in Cambodia and Laos PDR
The project contributions of the SDC and the Chinese International Development Cooperation Agency to the two World Health Organisation offices of Cambodia and Lao PDR will foster the elimination of schistosomiasis (Mekongi) in the hard-to-reach areas along the Mekong River. It will contribute to community empowerment on health issues and strengthen the health authorities’ capacities in the fight against this neglected tropical disease. The Swiss TPH will inject its decades of Swiss expertise in the Mekong to the interventions.
| Land/Region | Thema | Periode | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Laos Mekong |
Gesundheit nothemedefined
Infektionskrankheit
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01.10.2024
- 30.09.2026 |
CHF 980’795
|
- World Health Organization
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Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD GESUNDHEIT
Sub-Sektor nach Kategorisierung des Entwicklungshilfeekomitees der OECD Bekämpfung von Infektionskrankheiten
Querschnittsthemen Projekt unterstützt auch Verbesserungen in der Partnerorganisation
Unterstützungsform Projekt- und Programmbeitrag
Projektnummer 7F11154
| Hintergrund | Mekong schistosomiasis is transmitted by blood fluke Schistosoma mekongi, causing severe health impact and is endemic in 3 provinces of Lao PDR and Cambodia. Elimination of schistosomiasis is seen as an effective means to improve population’s productivity and children's growth and significantly contribute to poverty reduction in the long run. It is now considered feasible, given the current level of endemicity in both countries and momentum of interest of the national governments and international agencies in elimination of neglected tropical diseases, if multisectoral cooperation and surveillance are enhanced. WHO has been providing technical and operational support to both health ministries for control and elimination of various neglected tropical diseases including schistosomiasis. |
| Ziele | Accelerate the interruption of transmission of schistosomiasis in the Mekong region. |
| Zielgruppen | The most infected groups are women and children who enter the infested river for washing, bathing and playing on a daily basis in the two provinces of Kratie and Stung Treng (Cambodia) and Champasak (Lao PDR) where 250’000 people are at risk of being infected by S. mekongi. |
| Mittelfristige Wirkungen |
Evidence-informed multi-sectoral actions are well coordinated across sectors Delivery of neglected tropical diseases interventions is enhanced Community empowered and health literacy strengthened through effective risk communication Effective and sustained surveillance and operational research built to measure impacts and generate evidence of success Effective and promptly reporting of MDA data to measure impacts and generate evidence of success |
| Resultate |
Erwartete Resultate: The National Action Plans to Accelerate Elimination of Schistosomiasis are updated and endorsed by the respective governments Mass drug administration delivered annually at all endemic villages using quality-assured praziquantel Community-led initiatives to eliminate Schistosomiasis by combining deworming with WASH interventions(C L-SWASH) are conducted in 75% of endemic communities per year An evidence-based surveillance and M&E protocol and guideline developed Laboratory and technical staffs trained on laboratory surveillance and field diagnosis based on the developed protocol and guidelin regularly Resultate von früheren Phasen: N/A |
| Verantwortliche Direktion/Bundesamt |
DEZA |
| Projektpartner |
Vertragspartner Organisation der Vereinten Nationen (UNO) |
| Koordination mit anderen Projekten und Akteuren |
Chinese International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) National Institute of Parasitic Disease (NIPD), China Center for Disease Control and Prevention Swiss TPH Department of Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Lao PDR Nation Helminth Control Program at the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Cambodia |
| Budget | Laufende Phase Schweizer Beitrag CHF 980’795 Bereits ausgegebenes Schweizer Budget CHF 400’000 Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF 2’252’369 Projekttotal seit Anfangsphase Schweizer Beitrag CHF 0 Budget inklusive Projektpartner CHF 980’795 |
| Projektphasen | Phase 1 01.10.2024 - 30.09.2026 (Laufende Phase) |
