POST 00807E : OTHER INTERVENTIONS WITH VACCINATION

POST 00807E : OTHER INTERVENTIONS WITH VACCINATION Follow-up on Posts 00789E, 00791E, 00793E and 00798E 2 July 2005 _____________________________________ This posting contains links to two interesting presentations on deworming cross-posted from Technical Updates sent by Bob Davis (mailto:[email protected]) from UNICEF/ESARO.. The first is : "Deworming and immunization campaigns" by A. Montresor, D. Engels, H. Allen et L. Savioli, from Parasitic Diseases and Vector Control of the World Health Organization, who discuss of the possible association of deworming and vaccination campaigns. Similar issues can be raised as to other associations such as bednet distribution, for example about the potential impact on both parties. But in the case of deworming should other specific questions also be asked? Parasitic infestations are transmissible then what is the reinfestation rate for treated children? The presentation states that periodic treatment reduces morbidity even in the event of reinfestation. But should the whole family be treated at the same time, or at least the mother? Would this reduce the reinfestation rate and thus prolong the interval between required treatments. Campaigns offer the advantage of reaching a larger age group but is there a net advantage of treating as many as possible at the same time? Or would integration be best served by an association with routine vaccination and general primary health care services? Answers to these questions are probably well known already. We count on you to let us all know. The second presentation is entitled : "Deworming pre-school children" by unknown authors, maybe the same ones. You can download them from our site. They are relatively heavy : http://www.technet21.org/Deworming+EPI.ppt (800K) and http://www.technet21.org/Dewormingpreschoolers.ppt (1 MB) ______________________________________________________________________________ Visit the TECHNET21 Website at http://www.technet21.org You will find instructions to subscribe, a direct access to archives, links to reference documents and other features. ______________________________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message to : mailto:[email protected] Leave the subject area BLANK In the message body, write unsubscribe TECHNET21E ______________________________________________________________________________ The World Health Organization and UNICEF support TechNet21. The TechNet21 e-Forum is a communication/information tool for generation of ideas on how to improve immunization services. It is moderated by Claude Letarte and is hosted in cooperation with the Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement, Québec, Canada (http://www.ccisd.org) ______________________________________________________________________________