In line with the World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Awareness Month, let’s learn more about soil-transmitted helminths (STH), one of the prevalent NTDs in the Philippines.
Parasitology evaluates CLTS in reducing STH prevalence
The Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM) led by the Parasitology Department embarks on a study to see the effect of Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in achieving zero open defecation, thereby reducing intestinal worm or soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection prevalence. Intestinal worms or STH infections remain a public health problem in the country mostly continue reading : Parasitology evaluates CLTS in reducing STH prevalence